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Stanford Anderson

United States

c. 1935 – 2016 (81 years old)

Stanford Anderson was an American architectural historian and professor. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Homa Nategh

Switzerland

c. 1935 – 2016 (81 years old)

Homa Nategh was an Iranian historian, Professor of History at University of Tehran. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Gerald M. Ackerman

United States

c. 1929 – 2016 (87 years old)

Gerald "Jerry" Martin Ackerman OAL was an American art historian and educator. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Jerzy Holzer

Poland

c. 1931 – 2015 (84 years old)

Jerzy Stanisław Holzer was a Polish historian. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Warsaw, Poland

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William C. Martel

United States

c. 1956 – 2015 (59 years old)

William C. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Marko Marin

Switzerland

c. 1931 – 2015 (84 years old)

Marko Marin was a Slovenian theatre director, art historian, professor, and restorer. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Elemér Hankiss

Switzerland

c. 1929 – 2015 (86 years old)

Elemér Hankiss was a Hungarian sociologist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Bernard Maris

Switzerland

c. 1947 – 2015 (68 years old)

Bernard Henri Maris, also known as "Oncle Bernard", was a French economist, writer and journalist who was also a shareholder in Charlie Hebdo magazine. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Alexandru Segal

Brazil

c. 1948 – 2015 (67 years old)

Alexandru Sorin Segal was a Jewish Romanian Brazilian economist and chess player. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Brasília, Brazil

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Patricia Roppel

United States

c. 1939 – 2015 (76 years old)

Patricia Ann Roppel was a historian, writer and educator who specialized in the history of Southeast Alaska. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Johannes de Villiers Graaff

South Africa

c. 1929 – 2015 (86 years old)

Johannes de Villiers Graaff, better known as Jannie Graaff, was a neoclassical South African welfare economist and mountaineer. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Pretoria, South Africa

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Else M. Barth

Norway

c. 1929 – 2015 (86 years old)

Else Margarete Barth was a Norwegian philosopher.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Oslo, Norway

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William R. Catton Jr.

United States

c. 1927 – 2015 (88 years old)

William Robert Catton Jr. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Terence Ranger

Great Britain

c. 1930 – 2015 (85 years old)

Terence "Terry" Osborn Ranger was a prominent British Africanist, best known as a historian of Zimbabwe. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

London, United Kingdom

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Martin Anderson

United States

c. 1937 – 2015 (78 years old)

Martin Anderson was an American academic, economist, author, policy analyst, and adviser to U.S. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Ulrich Beck

Germany

c. 1945 – 2015 (70 years old)

Ulrich Beck was a German sociologist, and one of the most cited social scientists in the world during his lifetime. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Berlin, Germany

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Abdelwahab Meddeb

عبد الوهاب المؤدب

Tunisia

1946 – 2014 (68 years old)

Tunisian-French poet, novelist, and philosopher who produced the renowned radio broadcast 'Cultures d'Islam' and authored the acclaimed critical treatise 'The Malady of Islam'.

Paris, France

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Mahdi Elmandjra

المهدي المنجرة

Morocco

1933 – 2014 (81 years old)

Visionary Moroccan futurist, economist, and sociologist who served as Assistant Director-General of UNESCO, President of the World Future Studies Federation, and author of 'The First Cultural World War'.

Rabat, Morocco

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