American malacologist, palaeontologist and explorer (1845 – 1927).
Born August 21st, 1845 in Boston.
Died March 27th, 1927 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C..
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs