Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

Claude Lebey

France

c. 1924 – 2017 (93 years old)

Claude Lebey was a French food critic and the author of Guide Lebey.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Paris, France

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Oliver Smithies

United States

c. 1926 – 2017 (91 years old)

Oliver Smithies was a British-American geneticist and physical biochemist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Resistance & Human Rights

Roman Herzog

Germany

c. 1935 – 2017 (82 years old)

Roman Herzog was a German politician, judge and legal scholar, who served as President of Germany from 1994 to 1999. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Berlin, Germany

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Jens Christian Magnus

Norway

c. 1921 – 2017 (96 years old)

Jens Christian Magnus was a Norwegian military officer and politician for the Conservative Party.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Oslo, Norway

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Philosophy & Thought

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Thomas Kenneth Whitaker was an Irish economist, politician, diplomat and civil servant who served as Secretary of Ireland's Department of Finance from 1956 to 1969, as Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland from 1969 to 1976 and as a Senator from 1977 to 1982, after being nominated by the Taoiseach. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Dublin, Ireland

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Philosophy & Thought

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Zygmunt Bauman

Great Britain

c. 1926 – 2017 (91 years old)

Zygmunt Bauman was a Polish–British sociologist and philosopher. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

London, United Kingdom

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Literature & Poetry

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Warren Allen Smith

United States

c. 1922 – 2017 (95 years old)

Warren Allen Smith was an American writer, humanist and gay rights activist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Literature & Poetry

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Edward Margolies

United States

c. 1926 – 2017 (91 years old)

Edward Margolies was an American literary critic and biographer.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Washington, D.C., United States

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René Thomas

Belgium

c. 1929 – 2017 (88 years old)

René Thomas (14 May 1928 - 9 January 2017 was a Belgian scientist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Brussels, Belgium

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Ann Savage

Great Britain

c. 1947 – 2017 (70 years old)

Ann Savage (1947–2017) was a distinguished United Kingdom public figure recognized for outstanding contributions in sciences.

London, United Kingdom

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Jacques F. Benders

Netherlands

c. 1925 – 2017 (92 years old)

Jacobus Franciscus (Jacques) Benders was a Dutch mathematician and emeritus Professor of Operations Research at the Eindhoven University of Technology. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Russell Trood

Australia

c. 1949 – 2017 (68 years old)

Russell Brunell Trood was a Liberal Party Senator for the state of Queensland, Australia. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Canberra, Australia

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Ali Shariatmadari

Switzerland

c. 1924 – 2017 (93 years old)

Ali Shariatmadari was an Iranian academic and educationist who was minister of culture in the interim government of Mehdi Bazargan in 1979. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Bob McCullough

Australia

c. 1932 – 2017 (85 years old)

Robert McCullough OAM was a leading Australian sport administrator particularly in the area of disability sport. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Canberra, Australia

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Ulf Dinkelspiel

Sweden

c. 1940 – 2017 (77 years old)

Ulf Adolf Roger Dinkelspiel was a Swedish Moderate Party politician and financier.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Stockholm, Sweden

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Politics

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Resistance & Human Rights

James Mancham

James Richard Marie Mancham

Seychelles

1939-08-11 – 2017-01-08 (77 years old)

First President of the Republic of Seychelles (1976–1977), international peace crusader, and author whose vision transformed the archipelago into a world-renowned eco-tourism paradise.

Victoria, Seychelles

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