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Mátyás Seiber

British-hungarian composer (1905-1960).

Born May 4th, 1905 in Budapest. [ref]

Died September 24th, 1960 at 55 years old in Cape Town (traffic collision). [ref]

Occupations
cellist, composer, music teacher, university teacher

Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon