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Russian mineralogist (1883-1942).
Born August 31st, 1883 in Tartu. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1942 at 58 years old in Spas-Demensk (typhus).
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche