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Frédéric Ozanam

French scholar (1813-1853).

Born April 23rd, 1813 in Milan.

Died September 8th, 1853 at 40 years old in Marseille.

Occupations
essayist, historian, literary critic, university teacher, writer

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