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German naval officer and politician (1873-1923).
Born June 16th, 1873 in Hanover.
Died March 11th, 1923 at 49 years old in Brunswick (malaria).
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon