American geneticist (1921–2007).
Born October 15th, 1921 in The Bronx.
Died November 30th, 2007 at 86 years old in Pasadena (stroke). [ref]
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks