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 T. Stearn
Born: April 16, 1911
Died: May 9, 2001 (aged 90)
Bio: Professor William Thomas Stearn, VMH was a British botanist. Born in Cambridge in 1911, he was largely self-educated, and developed an early interest in books and natural history.
Known for:
- Botanical Latin (1966)
- Flower artists of Kew (1990)