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German linguist.
Born August 26th, 1862 in Bremen. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1941 at 78 years old in Wrocław. [ref]
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