Nâzım Hikmet

Turkish communist poet, playwright and novelist (1902–1963).

Born January 15th, 1902 in Thessaloniki. [ref]

Died June 3rd, 1963 at 61 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Occupations
author, playwright, poet, prosaist, screenwriter, writer
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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