Peter Mayle

British writer.

Born June 14th, 1939 in Oxshott. [ref]

Died January 18th, 2018 at 78 years old in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]

Occupations
children's writer, novelist, 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