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Richard Meinertzhagen

British soldier, intelligence officer, fraudulent ornithologist (1878-1967).

Born March 3rd, 1878 in Kensington.

Died June 17th, 1967 at 89 years old in Kensington.

Occupations
botanical collector, military officer, ornithologist, scientific collector, writer

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