Bohemian tennis player (1887–1955).
Born November 6th, 1887 in New Town. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1955 at 67 years old in Prague.
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel