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George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon

British aristocrat (1866-1923).

Born June 26th, 1866 in Highclere Castle.

Died April 6th, 1923 at 56 years old in Cairo (pneumonia).

Occupations
anthropologist, archaeologist, aristocrat, egyptologist, necropolis scholar, photographer, politician

When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche