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Émile Knecht
Swiss rower (1923–2019).
Born December 18th, 1923 in Zurich.
Died May 4th, 2019 at 95 years old in Küsnacht. [ref]
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon