Semen Hulak-Artemovsky

Ukrainian opera singer, composer, writer and musician (1813-1873).

Born February 16th, 1813 in Horodyshche. [ref]

Died April 18th, 1873 at 60 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Occupations
actor, composer, librettist, opera singer, playwright, singer

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