Czech poet, playwright, publicist, writer, historic literature writer and lyricist (1808-1856).
Born February 4th, 1808 in Kutná Hora. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1856 at 48 years old in Plzeň (liver disease). [ref]
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner