Loren Eiseley
Loren Eiseley
Loren Eiseleywas an American anthropologist, educator, philosopher, and natural science writer, who taught and published books from the 1950s through the 1970s. He received many honorary degrees and was a fellow of multiple professional societies. At his death, he was Benjamin Franklin Professor of Anthropology and History of Science at the University of Pennsylvania...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth3 September 1907
CountryUnited States of America
Loren Eiseley quotes about
exist life man shape wear
Life may exist in yonder dark, but it will not wear the shape of man
dragons firsts principles
To have dragons one must have change; that is the first principle of dragon lore.
single-mom men substance
The creature called man has a strange history. He is not of one piece, nor was he born of a single moment in time. His elementary substance is stardust almost as old as the universe.
human-nature
It was the failures who had always won, but by the time they won they had come to be called successes.
faces core universe
At the core of the universe, the face of God wears a smile
american-scientist flower pluck troubling
One could not pluck a flower without troubling a star.