Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

Philosophy & Thought

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William Craig

United States

c. 1919 – 2016 (97 years old)

William Craig was an American academic, logician and philosopher, who taught at the University of California, Berkeley, in Berkeley, California. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Literature & Poetry

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Addepalli Ramamohana Rao

India

c. 1936 – 2016 (80 years old)

Addepalli Ramamohana Rao was a noted Telugu poet and literary critic from India.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

New Delhi, India

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Humanitarian & Peace

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Yoshiko Kakudo

United States

c. 1935 – 2016 (81 years old)

Yoshiko Kakudo was a Japanese-American curator and philanthropist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Philosophy & Thought

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Gastón Guzmán

Mexico

c. 1933 – 2016 (83 years old)

Gastón Guzmán Huerta, a Mexican mycologist and anthropologist, was an authority on the genus Psilocybe.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Mexico City, Mexico

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Philosophy & Thought

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Berge Furre

Norway

c. 1938 – 2016 (78 years old)

Berge Ragnar Furre was a Norwegian historian, theologian and politician for the Socialist Left Party.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Oslo, Norway

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Literature & Poetry

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Gunnel Vallquist

Sweden

c. 1919 – 2016 (97 years old)

Gunnel Vallquist was a Swedish writer and translator. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Stockholm, Sweden

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Literature & Poetry

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Elizabeth Aston

Great Britain

c. 1949 – 2016 (67 years old)

Elizabeth Edmondson, also known under the names Elizabeth Aston and Elizabeth Pewsey, was an English author who wrote primarily in the mystery, historical, and contemporary fiction genres. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

London, United Kingdom

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Sciences & Discovery

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Sir Kenneth Corfield

Great Britain

c. 1925 – 2016 (91 years old)

Sir Kenneth George Corfield was a British camera engineer and industrialist.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

London, United Kingdom

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Humanitarian & Peace

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Arthur S. Obermayer

United States

c. 1932 – 2016 (84 years old)

Arthur S. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Humanitarian & Peace

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Ralph Hauenstein

United States

c. 1913 – 2016 (103 years old)

Ralph Hauenstein was an American philanthropist, army officer and business leader, best known as a newspaper editor. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Resistance & Human Rights

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Jeanne Córdova

United States

c. 1949 – 2016 (67 years old)

Jeanne Córdova was an American writer and supporter of the lesbian and gay rights movement, founder of The Lesbian Tide, and a founder of the West Coast LGBT movement. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Sciences & Discovery

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Abbas Bahri

Switzerland

c. 1955 – 2016 (61 years old)

Abbas Bahri was a Tunisian mathematician. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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Yusuf Zuayyin

Switzerland

c. 1932 – 2016 (84 years old)

Yusuf Zuayyin was a Syrian politician. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Literature & Poetry

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Zelimkhan Yaqub

Switzerland

c. 1951 – 2016 (65 years old)

Zelimkhan Yaqub was an Azerbaijani Turkish poet and also politician. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Literature & Poetry

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Gianni Rondolino

Italy

c. 1933 – 2016 (83 years old)

Gianni Rondolino was an Italian film critic and historian.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Rome, Italy

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Sciences & Discovery

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Lawrence H. Cohn

United States

c. 1938 – 2016 (78 years old)

Lawrence H. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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Merab Chigoev

Switzerland

c. 1951 – 2016 (65 years old)

Merab Ilyich Chigoev was a Georgian South Ossetian politician and former Prime Minister, from August 1998 until June 2001. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Resistance & Human Rights

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Diana Mitchell

Switzerland

c. 1933 – 2016 (83 years old)

Diana Mary Mitchell was a Zimbabwean political activist and writer, who was an outspoken critic of the governments of Ian Smith and Robert Mugabe.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Geneva, Switzerland

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