Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
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.