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Karl Patterson Schmidt

American herpetologist (1890-1957).

Born June 19th, 1890 in Lake Forest.

Died September 26th, 1957 at 67 years old in Chicago (poison).

Occupations
herpetologist, zoologist

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