Vilém Mathesius

Czech linguist, literature historian and science writer (1882-1945).

Born August 3rd, 1882 in Pardubice. [ref]

Died April 12th, 1945 at 62 years old in Prague. [ref]

Occupations
linguist, teacher, translator, university teacher, writer

I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner