Geek of the Week: Jacques Cousteau, Uric the Oddball

Welcome to "Geek of the Week"; here we honor one Muggle geek and one Wizard geek who embody Ravenclaw spirit...
when they succeed, they soar, and when they fail, they fail spectacularly!

In keeping with Sea Beasties September...

Jacques Cousteau (1910 - 1997)

"What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what's going on."

Jacques Cousteau often referred to himself as an "oceanographic technician," but here are just a few of the accomplishments on this pioneer's CV:

filmmaker	explorer
photographer	author
inventor

You've heard of the Aqua-Lung?  No, not Jethro Tull, I mean the first open-circuit SCUBA system?  Jacques Cousteau.
You've heard of marine conservation?  The fact that we care about coral reefs and ocean ecosystems and the water on our planet?  Jacques Cousteau.

Oh, also, underwater archaeologist.
In summation: do all the things and do them spectacularly.  So Ravenclaw.

Find out more about Jacques Cousteau on Wikipedia.

Uric the Oddball (Middle Ages)

"Uric was a strange wizard who lived in ancient times. Among other things, he was famous for wearing a jellyfish as a hat. No one knows if he meant to become the weirdest wizard of the ages or if it just came naturally."

 ~Chocolate Frog trading card

The epitome of the Ravenclaw eccentric, Uric the Oddball is most well-known for his sea beastie headgear.  He was featured in N. Scamander's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them entry on Augureys, as he slept with fifty of the birds in one room.

Uric's research work on the benefits of Fwooper song proved inconclusive, after he presented at Wizards' Council wearing only a dead badger toupee.

Find out more about Uric the Oddball on the Harry Potter Wiki.