William Beebe

Charles William "Will" Beebe (July 29 1877 – June 4 1962) was an American naturalist, explorer, and author. Quotes thumb|A vanished harmony may yet again inspire the composer; but when the last individual of a race of living beings breathes no more, another heaven and another earth must pass before such a one can be again. To be a Naturalist is better than to be a King. Journal (31 December 1893) The beauty and genius of a work of art may be reconceived, though its first material expression be destroyed; a vanished harmony may yet again inspire the composer; but when the last individual of a race of living beings breathes no more, another heaven and another earth must pass before such a one can be again. The Bird (1906) These descents of mine beneath the sea seemed to partake of a real cosmic character. First of all there was the complete and utter loneliness and isolation, a feeling wholly unlike the isolation felt when removed from fellow men by mere distance … . It was a loneliness more akin to a first venture upon the moon or Venus than that from a plane in mid-ocean or a stance on Mount Everest: no whit more wonderful than these feats, but different. Half Mile Down (1951), p. 148 The isness of things is well worth studying; but it is their whyness that makes life worth living. As quoted in On Aggression by Konrad Lorenz (1963) "These words should be ready for instant use by every honest scientist➖ 'I don't know.' External links "William Beebe: Going Deeper" William_Beebe William Beebe William Beebe essay from 1918: A Naturalist in Paris William Beebe Tropical Research Station Category:Naturalists from the United States Category:Explorers from the United States Category:1877 births Category:1962 deaths Category:People from New York City li:William Beebe