Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

Russian and soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory (1857-1935).

Born September 17th, 1857 in Izhevskoe.

Died September 19th, 1935 at 78 years old in Kaluga. [ref]

Occupations
astronomer, cosmologist, inventor, mathematician, military flight engineer, philosopher, physicist, science fiction writer, scientist, teacher, writer

I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez