Quote of the day
Language is legislation, speech is its code. We do not see the power which is in speech because we forget that all speech is a classification, and that all classifications are oppressive.
William Thompson Sedgwick
Born: December 29, 1855
Died: January 25, 1921 (aged 65)
Bio: William Thompson Sedgwick was a teacher, epidemiologist, bacteriologist, and a key figure in shaping public health in the United States.
Known for:
- A short history of science
- An Introduction to General Biology (1895)
- General Biology (1886)







