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:

    “In truth, the laboratory is the forecourt of the temple of philosophy, and whoso has not offered sacrifices and undergone purification there has little chance of admission into the sanctuary.”
    —Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95)

    “The opposite of love is not hate, as many believe, but rather indifference. Nothing communicates disinterest more clearly than distancing. A child cannot feel valued by parents who are forever absorbed in their own affairs.”
    —Dorothy Corkville Briggs (20th century)