Some interesting and surprising people on this list.
Aristotle
Bill Dennison
Brigham Young
Democritus
Gregor Mendel
Henry Fonda
John Greenleaf Whittier
Leo Tolstoy
Martha Stewart
Pythagoras
Sherlock Holmes
Thomas Jefferson
Virgil
And two of my personal favorites:
"Lycurgus - The founder of Sparta was so impressed by the honeybees' social structure, sacrifice, and sharing that he used the bee colony as his model for a perfect form of government for the Spartans.
Marcus Aurelius - This famous Roman emperor, philosopher, and potentially world's first Socialist said, 'What is not good for the swarm is not good for the bee.'"
A more complete list of famous beekeepers, along with brief, colorful descriptions, can be found at this link:
http://www.badbeekeeping.com/fame.htm
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Aristotle
Bill Dennison
Brigham Young
Democritus
Gregor Mendel
Henry Fonda
John Greenleaf Whittier
Leo Tolstoy
Martha Stewart
Pythagoras
Sherlock Holmes
Thomas Jefferson
Virgil
And two of my personal favorites:
"Lycurgus - The founder of Sparta was so impressed by the honeybees' social structure, sacrifice, and sharing that he used the bee colony as his model for a perfect form of government for the Spartans.
Marcus Aurelius - This famous Roman emperor, philosopher, and potentially world's first Socialist said, 'What is not good for the swarm is not good for the bee.'"
A more complete list of famous beekeepers, along with brief, colorful descriptions, can be found at this link:
http://www.badbeekeeping.com/fame.htm
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