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Joel Chandler Harris

American journalist, children's writer (1848–1908).

Born December 9th, 1848 in Eatonton.

Died July 3rd, 1908 at 59 years old in Atlanta (liver cirrhosis).

Occupations
children's writer, collector of fairy tales, folklorist, journalist, writer

Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine