Swiss educator; one of the founders of the movement of the progressive education.
Born August 30th, 1879 in Geneva. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1960 at 80 years old in Geneva. [ref]
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