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Pierre Gilliard

Swiss tutor to the russian imperial family (1879-1962).

Born May 16th, 1879 in Fiez.

Died May 30th, 1962 at 83 years old in Lausanne.

Occupations
educator, photographer, tutor, university teacher
Wikipedia

When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche