Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

Literature & Poetry

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Hiroshi Yoshino

Japan

c. 1927 – 2014 (87 years old)

Hiroshi Yoshino (1927–2014) was a distinguished Japan public figure recognized for outstanding contributions in literature.

Tokyo, Japan

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Namdeo Dhasal

India

c. 1950 – 2014 (64 years old)

Namdeo Laxman Dhasal was a Marathi poet, writer and Dalit activist from Maharashtra, India. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

New Delhi, India

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Juan Gelman

Argentina

c. 1931 – 2014 (83 years old)

Juan Gelman was an Argentine poet. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Manibhushan Bhattacharya

India

c. 1939 – 2014 (75 years old)

Manibhushan Bhattacharya was a major poet who transformed the language of Bengali poetry in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

New Delhi, India

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Neal Barrett Jr.

United States

c. 1930 – 2014 (84 years old)

Neal Barrett Jr. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Rynn Berry

United States

c. 1946 – 2014 (68 years old)

Rynn Berry was an American author and scholar on vegetarianism and veganism, as well as a pioneer in the animal rights and vegan movements.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Amiri Baraka

United States

c. 1935 – 2014 (79 years old)

Amiri Baraka, previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Alvin Aubert

United States

c. 1931 – 2014 (83 years old)

Alvin Bernard Aubert was an American academic, poet, playwright, editor, literary critic, and scholar who championed African-American culture and rural life along the southern Mississippi River.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Annamária Kinde

Switzerland

c. 1957 – 2014 (57 years old)

Annamária Kinde was a Romanian journalist, poet and editor.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Geneva, Switzerland

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M'hamed Benguettaf

Switzerland

c. 1939 – 2014 (75 years old)

M'hamed Benguettaf was an Algerian actor and playwright.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Jean Metellus

Switzerland

c. 1938 – 2014 (76 years old)

Jean Métellus was a Haitian neurologist, poet, novelist and playwright.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Yōko Mitsui

Japan

c. 1936 – 2014 (78 years old)

Yōko Mitsui (1936–2014) was a distinguished Japan public figure recognized for outstanding contributions in literature.

Tokyo, Japan

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Elizabeth Jane Howard

Great Britain

c. 1924 – 2014 (90 years old)

Elizabeth Jane Howard, was an English novelist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

London, United Kingdom

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Patrick Heron

Ireland

c. 1953 – 2014 (61 years old)

Patrick Heron was an Irish author, born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Dublin, Ireland

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Traian T. Coșovei

Switzerland

c. 1955 – 2014 (59 years old)

Traian T. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Dr. Abou El Kacem Saâdallah

أبو القاسم سعد الله

Algeria

1930 – 2013 (83 years old)

Revered as the 'Father of Modern Algerian History', author of the monumental ten-volume 'History of Cultural Movement in Algeria', which resurrected centuries of forgotten thought.

Algiers / El Oued, Algeria

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Ahmed Fouad Negm

أحمد فؤاد نجم

Egypt

May 22, 1929 – December 3, 2013 (84 years old)

Revered Egyptian vernacular poet, activist, and dissident known as 'Al-Fagumi' (The Outspoken), whose biting political satire and lifelong partnership with blind singer Sheikh Imam gave voice to the working poor and political prisoners.

Cairo, Egypt

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Henri Alleg

هنري عاليغ

Great Britain

1921 – 2013 (91 years old)

Algerian journalist, editor of the iconic daily 'Alger Républicain', whose harrowing 1958 book 'The Question'—smuggled out of prison—exposed the systematic torture practiced by French forces in Algeria.

Paris, France

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