German chemist (1870-1915).
Born June 21st, 1870 in Wojczyce.
Died May 2nd, 1915 at 44 years old in Dahlem (ballistic trauma).
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