Geographer

Peter Kropotkin

Philosophy

anarchism

1842–1921

"Educated men — "civilized," as Fourier used to say with disdain — tremble at the idea that society might some day be without judges, police, or gaolers."

"Close to Sorgadoari is a building constructed lengthways by Nabalray- a Hindu, a formerly lieutenant of the Governor of this region."

🇺🇸Richard Hartshorne

Education

1899–1992

"Geography is not an infant subject, born out of the womb of American geology a few decades ago, which each new generation of American students may change around at will."

🇫🇷Jacques Bertin

History

1918–2010

"There are as many types of questions as components in the information."

Anaximander

Philosophy

Pre-Socratic philosophy

-609–-545

"The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Anaximander"

Harriet Martineau

Literature

1802–1876

"If a test of civilization be sought, none can be so sure as the condition of that half of society over which the other half has power."

🇬🇧David Livingstone

Medicine

1813–1873

"The islands above the falls are covered with foliage as beautiful as can be seen anywhere. Viewed from the mass of rock which overhangs the fall, the scenery was the loveliest I had seen."

"“...from its name, Ramgar, I am inclined to support that it was a part of the building actually erected by Rama."

🇺🇸Arthur H. Robinson

Philosophy

1915–2004

"Until such time as logic and objective research concerning the relative efficiency of the various possibilities is undertaken, the cartographer can but rely on the experience and direction of the artist."

Al-Biruni

Mathematics

973–1050

"A Persian by birth, Biruni produced his writings in Arabic, though he knew, besides Persian, no less than four other languages."

"“…Their idol of Zur was of gold, and its eyes were two rubies. The zealous Musalmans cut off its hands and plucked out its eyes, and then remarked to the Marzaban how powerless was his idol to do either good or evil…"

John Dee

Science

1527–1609

"The J.W. Hamilton-Jones translation of Monas Hieroglyphica from Twilit Grotto: Archives of Western Esoterica"

"The average black household earned one-sixth as much as the average white household in 2000, down from one-quarter in 1995."

🇩🇪Alexander von Humboldt

Philosophy

1767–1835

"The expression of vanity and self-love becomes less offensive, when it retains something of simplicity and frankness."

🇬🇧Alfred Russel Wallace

Science

1823–1913

"Every species has come into existence coincident both in space and time with a pre-existing closely allied species."

🏛️Strabo

Philosophy

-62–23

"And Macedonia, of course, is a part of Greece."

John Ogilby

Business

1600–1676

"True Valour best is without Witness shown."

Ibn Battuta

Literature

1304–1368

"Tim Mackintosh-Smith's travel documentary In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3"

Leonhard Euler

Mathematics

1707–1783

"Madam, I have come from a country where people are hanged if they talk."

"A striking feature of financial service activities during the past few decades is that the financial transactions essential to the operation of the 'real' economy has become increasingly dwarfed by speculative activity."

🇫🇷Henri Lefebvre

Literature

Materialism

1901–1991

"Socialism, when it attempts to predict or imagine the future , provides us merely with an improved form of labor ."

Ptolemy

Science

"Ptolemy's Geography is the only book on cartography to have survived from the classical period and one of the most influential scientific works of all time."

"Exploring maps as representation forges important links between cartography and a variety of cognate fields concerned with this topic in its various facets ."

🇺🇸Jared Diamond

Literature

b. 1937

"Remember that impact is the product of two factors: population multiplied times impact per person."

🇺🇸Franz Boas

Education

1858–1942

"The passion for seeking the truth for truth's sake...can be kept alive only if we continue to seek the truth for truth's sake."