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Ernst Robert Curtius

German philologist and literary scholar.

Born April 14th, 1886 in Thann. [ref]

Died April 19th, 1956 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]

Occupations
linguist, literary critic, romanist, translator, university teacher, writer

Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)