Peter Gay

German-american historian and author (1923–2015).

Born June 20th, 1923 in Berlin.

Died May 12th, 2015 at 91 years old in Manhattan.

Occupations
autobiographer, cultural historian, historian, psychologist, university teacher, 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