Dutch rower (1899-1949).
Born June 13th, 1899 in Neerijnen.
Died July 13th, 1949 at 50 years old in Buren.
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel