Quote of the day
The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilized men.
Robert Charles Wallace
Born: June 15, 1881
Died: January 29, 1955 (aged 73)
Bio: Robert Charles Wallace, CMG, BA, BSc, MSc, PhD, FRSC was a Scots-Canadian geologist, educator, and administrator who served as president of the University of Alberta, the principal of Queen’s University, and the head of the Arctic Institute of North America.