Elmārs Zemgalis

American chess player (1923-2014).

Born September 9th, 1923 in Riga.

Died December 8th, 2014 at 91 years old in Seattle.

Occupations
chess player, mathematician, non-fiction writer

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain