Latvian poet (1865-1943).
Born March 16th, 1865. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1943 at 78 years old in Dubulti. [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