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British inventor (1850-1885).
Born April 16th, 1850 in London.
Died February 1st, 1885 at 34 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
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