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William Berryman Scott

U.s. paleontologist (1858–1947).

Born February 12th, 1858 in Cincinnati.

Died March 29th, 1947 at 89 years old in Princeton.

Occupations
paleontologist, university teacher

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