German writer (1929–2007).
Born April 29th, 1929 in Rostock.
Died October 5th, 2007 at 78 years old in Rotenburg an der Wümme (colorectal cancer). [ref]
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks