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:

    “We live in a world which is full of misery and ignorance, and the plain duty of each and all of us is to try to make the little corner he can influence somewhat less miserable and somewhat less ignorant than it was before he entered it.”
    —Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895)

    “Madam, you’re making history. In fact, you’re making me and I wish you’d keep my hands to yourself.”
    —S.J. Perelman, U.S. screenwriter, Arthur Sheekman, Will Johnstone, and Norman Z. McLeod. Groucho Marx, Monkey Business, a flirtatious remark while trying to make love to Lucille Briggs (Thelma Todd)