English naturalist and biologist (1809-1882).
Born February 12th, 1809.
Died April 19th, 1882 at 73 years old in Down House.
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