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Joseph Swan
British physicist and inventor (1828-1914).
Born October 31st, 1828 in Sunderland. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1914 at 85 years old in Surrey. [ref]
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche