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Wilhelm Dörpfeld
German architect and archaeologist (1853–1940).
Born December 26th, 1853 in Barmen. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1940 at 86 years old in Lefkada.
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