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John Ball
British politician, naturalist and alpine traveller. (1818-1889).
Born August 20th, 1818 in Dublin.
Died October 21st, 1889 at 71 years old in Kensington.
Occupations
botanical collector, botanist, explorer, mountaineer, politician, scientific collector, writer
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan