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Oleh Olzhych

Ukrainian poet, archaeologist and prehistorian (1907-1944).

Born July 8th, 1907 in Zhytomyr. [ref]

Died June 10th, 1944 at 36 years old in Sachsenhausen concentration camp. [ref]

Occupations
archaeologist, poet, prehistorian, translator, writer
Wikipedia

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