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Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje

Dutch orientalist, pacifier of the aceh.

Born February 8th, 1857 in Oosterhout. [ref]

Died June 26th, 1936 at 79 years old in Leiden. [ref]

Occupations
explorer, photographer, scientist, university teacher

Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan