Polish chemist (1847–1901).
Born January 15th, 1847 in Boczki.
Died October 14th, 1901 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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