František Lexa

Czech academic, egyptologist, professor, university educator and science writer.

Born April 5th, 1876 in Pardubice. [ref]

Died February 13th, 1960 at 83 years old in Prague. [ref]

Occupations
archaeologist, egyptologist, pedagogue, writer

When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche