German explorer (1873-1969).
Born October 10th, 1873 in Schwerin. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1969 at 95 years old in Eutin. [ref]
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde