Henry Briggs

Henry Briggs may refer to:

  • Henry Briggs (mathematician) (1561–1630)
  • Henry Briggs (politician) (Sir), (1844–1919)
  • Henry Shaw Briggs (Brigadier General), Union general in the American Civil War

Famous quotes containing the words henry and/or briggs:

    “When John Henry was a little fellow,
    You could hold him in the palm of your hand,
    He said to his pa, “When I grow up
    I’m gonna be a steel-driving man.
    Gonna be a steel-driving man.””
    —Unknown. John Henry (l. 1–5)

    “The area [of toilet training] is one where a child really does possess the power to defy. Strong pressure leads to a powerful struggle. The issue then is not toilet training but who holds the reins—mother or child? And the child has most of the ammunition!”
    —Dorothy Corkville Briggs (20th century)