John Berger

British painter, writer and art critic (1926-2017).

Born November 5th, 1926 in London Borough of Hackney. [ref]

Died January 2nd, 2017 at 90 years old in Antony. [ref]

Occupations
art critic, art historian, author, critic, journalist, novelist, opinion journalist, painter, poet, screenwriter, writer
Wikipedia

Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon