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Rudolf Diesel
German inventor and mechanical engineer.
Born March 18th, 1858 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1913 at 55 years old in English Channel (drowning). [ref]
Occupations
Esperantist, engineer, entrepreneur, inventor
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You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King