Peter Matthiessen

American novelist (1927–2014).

Born May 22nd, 1927 in New York City. [ref]

Died April 5th, 2014 at 86 years old in Sagaponack (leukemia).

Occupations
historian, novelist, screenwriter, writer
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci