Konstantin Josef Jireček

Czech historian (1854-1918).

Born July 24th, 1854 in Vienna. [ref]

Died January 10th, 1918 at 63 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Occupations
academic, diplomat, historian, linguist, pedagogue, politician, translator, university teacher

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving