John McCrae

Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during world war i (1872-1918).

Born November 30th, 1872 in Guelph.

Died January 28th, 1918 at 45 years old in Boulogne-sur-Mer (pneumonia).

Occupations
military personnel, painter, pathologist, physician, physician writer, poet, university teacher
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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