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Falih Rıfkı Atay
Turkish journalist and writer (1894–1971).
Born January 25th, 1894 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1971 at 77 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon