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Mortimer Wheeler

British archaeologist (1890-1976).

Born September 10th, 1890 in Glasgow.

Died July 22nd, 1976 at 85 years old in Leatherhead.

Occupations
archaeologist, art historian, prehistorian
Wikipedia

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