Portuguese politician and military officer (1883–1948).
Born December 30th, 1883 in Macau.
Died December 15th, 1948 at 64 years old in Lisbon.
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