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Josephine Cochrane
American inventor (1839–1913).
Born March 8th, 1839 in Shelbyville. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1913 at 74 years old in Chicago (cerebrovascular disease). [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