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Martin Schwarzschild

German astronomer (1912-1997).

Born May 31st, 1912 in Potsdam.

Died April 10th, 1997 at 84 years old in Langhorne.

Occupations
astronomer, astrophysicist, physicist, university teacher

It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson