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Ed Ricketts

American marine biologist (1897-1948).

Born May 14th, 1897 in Chicago.

Died May 11th, 1948 at 50 years old in Salinas (railway accident).

Occupations
biologist, ecologist, marine biologist, novelist, philosopher, writer, zoologist
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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving