Herbert Butterfield

British historian (1900 – 1979).

Born October 7th, 1900 in Oxenhope.

Died July 20th, 1979 at 78 years old in Sawston.

Occupations
historian, librarian, philosopher, university teacher

Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel