Eric Gill

English sculptor, typeface designer, and printmaker (1882–1940).

Born February 22nd, 1882 in Brighton.

Died November 17th, 1940 at 58 years old in London Borough of Hillingdon (lung cancer).

Occupations
artist, draftsperson, exlibrist, graphic designer, illustrator, painter, postage stamp designer, printer, sculptor, stonemason, type designer, typographer, wood carver, writer
Wikipedia

Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs