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Otto Heckmann
German astronomer (1901-1983).
Born June 23rd, 1901 in Opladen.
Died May 13th, 1983 at 81 years old in Regensburg.
Occupations
astronomer, university teacher
Wikipedia
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs