Eugene Field

American writer (1850-1895).

Born September 3rd, 1850 in St. Louis.

Died November 4th, 1895 at 45 years old in Chicago. [ref]

Occupations
children's writer, editor, journalist, poet, writer
Wikipedia

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde