Quote of the day
If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
William Francis Ganong
Born: February 19, 1864
Died: September 7, 1941 (aged 77)
Bio: William Francis Ganong, M.A., Ph.D., LL.D., F.R.S.C., was a Canadian botanist, historian and cartographer. His botany career was spent mainly as a professor at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Known for:
- A Textbook of Botany for Colleges (1916)
- The Economic Mollusca of Acadia (1889)