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Dirk Jan Struik
Dutch mathematician (*1894 – †2000).
Born September 30th, 1894 in Rotterdam.
Died October 21st, 2000 at 106 years old in Belmont.
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