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George Pólya
Hungarian mathematician.
Born December 13th, 1887 in Budapest. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1985 at 97 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Occupations
mathematician, university teacher
Wikipedia
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi