There is a reference in Aristotle to a gnat produced by larvae engendered in the slime of vinegar. This must have been Drosophila.

Picture Quotes Maker

Top Authors

• Edgar Allan Poe

  Author

  Thursday, Jan 19, 1809
  Sunday, Oct 07, 1849

• Niccolo Machiavelli

  Historian

  Monday, May 03, 1469
  Tuesday, Jun 21, 1527

• Sun Tzu

  Strategist

  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970

• Yogi Berra

  Baseball Manager

  Tuesday, May 12, 1925
  Tuesday, Sep 22, 2015

• George Carlin

  Comedian

  Wednesday, May 12, 1937
  Sunday, Jun 22, 2008

• Aristotle

  Philosopher

  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970

• Vince Lombardi

  Football Player

  Wednesday, Jun 11, 1913
  Thursday, Sep 03, 1970

• Mother Teresa

  Saint

  Friday, Aug 26, 1910
  Friday, Sep 05, 1997

• Carrie Fisher

  Actress

  Sunday, Oct 21, 1956
  Tuesday, Dec 27, 2016

• Dalai Lama

  Saturday, Jul 06, 1935
  

• Winston Churchill

  Former Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom

  Monday, Nov 30, 1874
  Sunday, Jan 24, 1965

• Carl Sagan

  Astronomer

  Friday, Nov 09, 1934
  Friday, Dec 20, 1996

• Julius Caesar

  Roman Dictator

  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
  

• Groucho Marx

  Comedian

  Thursday, Oct 02, 1890
  Friday, Aug 19, 1977

• H. L. Mencken

  Journalist

  Sunday, Sep 12, 1880
  Sunday, Jan 29, 1956