German botanist, geneticist and university teacher (1875-1933).
Born April 15th, 1875 in Ichenheim. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1933 at 58 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel