Ernst Robert Curtius

German philologist and literary scholar (1886–1956).

Born April 14th, 1886 in Thann.

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

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

I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner