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Baltic german industrialist, chess player and historian (1842–1909).
Born March 23rd, 1842 in Võisiku.
Died March 22nd, 1909 at 66 years old in Riga.
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving