Gregor Piatigorsky

Ukraine-born american cellist.

Born April 17th, 1903 in Dnipro. [ref]

Died August 6th, 1976 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]

Occupations
cellist, composer, music teacher, musician
Wikipedia

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