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John Whitehead

English explorer and zoologist.

Born June 30th, 1860. [ref]

Died June 2nd, 1899 at 38 years old in Hainan (malaria). [ref]

Occupations
entomologist, explorer, naturalist, ornithologist, zoologist
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs