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

Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold