Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.
John Ray Quotes
Similar Quotes
Cricket is the greatest game that the wit of man has yet devised. - Sir Pelham Warner
Advertising is selling Twinkies to adults. - Donald R. Vance
The struggle of the male to learn to listen to and respect his own intuitive, inner prompt... - Herb Goldberg
Each generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the ... - Francis Schaeffer
Each had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had don... - Ernst Toller
Comments on: "John Ray Quotes: Never meet trouble half-way."
Birth: | 29th November, 1627 |
Death: | 17th January, 1705 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Naturalist |
John Ray was born in Black Notley, Essex, England. He was an English naturalist and botanist who contributed significantly to progress in taxonomy. His enduring legacy to botany was the establishment of species as the ultimate unit of taxonomy. He published important works on botany, zoology, and natural theology. His classification of plants in his Historia Plantarum, was an important step towards modern taxonomy. He studied at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Related Authors
Advertisement
Today's Anniversary - 23rd February
Births
- 1951 - Kenny Marchant
- 1983 - Aziz Ansari
- 1946 - Joseph Sobran
- 1892 - Agnes Smedley
- 1958 - David Sylvian
Deaths
- 1955 - Paul Claudel
- 1668 - Owen Feltham
- 1850 - Sir William Allan
- 2000 - Ofra Haza
- 1680 - Thomas Goodwin
Quote of the day
Popular Topics
About Quoteswave
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
Share with your friends