Quote of the day
The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the influence of those principles which obtained their independence.
William Beebe
Born: July 29, 1877
Died: June 4, 1962 (aged 84)
Bio: William Beebe was an American naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer, and author.
Known for:
- A monograph of the pheasants (1916)
- Galapagos (1924)
- Pheasant jungles (1927)
- Edge of the Jungle (1921)
- Jungle peace (1918)