German photographer (1874–1948).
Born October 14th, 1874 in Halle (Saale).
Died February 14th, 1948 at 73 years old in Gaienhofen.
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