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Sholem Aleichem
Jewish writer and playwright of yiddish, who worked in ukraine and the united states (1859-1916).
Born March 2nd, 1859 in Pereiaslav. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1916 at 57 years old in New York City (tuberculosis). [ref]
Occupations
playwright, writer
Website
Wikipedia
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris