French inventor (1945-2012).
Born June 11th, 1945 in Cairo. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2012 at 66 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
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