Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues was a French writer and moralist. He died at age 31, in broken health, having published the year prior—anonymously—a collection of essays and aphorisms with the encouragement of Voltaire, his friend. Wikipedia
Born: August 5, 1715, Aix-en-Provence, France
Died: May 28, 1747 (age 31 years), Paris, France