Édouard Chavannes

French sinologist (1865-1918).

Born October 5th, 1865 in Lyon. [ref]

Died January 29th, 1918 at 52 years old in Paris (kidnapping). [ref]

Occupations
archaeologist, folklorist, professor, translator, writer

Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel