Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
René Just Haüy
Born: February 28, 1743
Died: June 3, 1822 (aged 79)
Bio: René Just Haüy was a French mineralogist, commonly styled the Abbé Haüy after he was made an honorary canon of Notre Dame. He is often referred to as the Father of Modern Crystallography.