John Millington Synge

Irish playwright, poet, prose writer, and collector of folklore (1871-1909).

Born April 16th, 1871 in Rathfarnham. [ref]

Died March 24th, 1909 at 37 years old in Dublin (lymphoma). [ref]

Occupations
librettist, playwright, poet, writer

Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld