German naturalist, botanist and university professor (1871-1948).
Born November 26th, 1871 in Wrocław.
Died January 16th, 1948 at 76 years old in Lima.
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