German american biologist (1999 nobel prize).
Born May 21st, 1936 in Niegosławice, Lubusz Voivodeship. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2018 at 81 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]
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