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Karl Gordon Henize

American astronomer (1926-1993).

Born October 17th, 1926 in Cincinnati.

Died October 5th, 1993 at 66 years old in Everest Base Camp (South, Nepal) (myocardial infarction, high altitude pulmonary edema).

Occupations
astronaut, astronomer
Wikipedia
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi