Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

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Abdelhadi Tazi

عبد الهادي التازي

Morocco

1921 – 2015 (93 years old)

Distinguished Moroccan historian, diplomat, and member of the Royal Academy of Morocco, internationally renowned for his 10-volume historical study of the Qarawiyyin and critical edition of Ibn Battuta.

Salé, Morocco

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Tomas Tranströmer

Tomas Gösta Tranströmer

Sweden

1931-04-15 – 2015-03-26 (83 years old)

Swedish poet awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature 'because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality', translated into sixty languages.

Stockholm, Sweden

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Grace Ogot

Grace Emily Akinyi

Kenya

1930-05-15 – 2015-03-18 (84 years old)

Trailblazing East African author whose 1968 collection 'Land Without Thunder' made her the first female East African fiction writer published in English, later serving as Member of Parliament.

Siaya, Kenya

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Assia Djebar

آسيا جبار (فاطمة الزهراء إيملاين)

Algeria

1936 – 2015 (78 years old)

Foremost Algerian novelist, essayist, and filmmaker who gave voice to Algerian women silenced by colonialism and patriarchy, becoming the first writer from North Africa elected to the Académie Française in 2005.

Cherchell, Algeria

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Raoul Pantin

Switzerland

c. 1944 – 2015 (71 years old)

Raoul Pantin was a Trinidad and Tobago journalist, editor, poet and playwright. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Arnaldo Calveyra

Argentina

c. 1930 – 2015 (85 years old)

Arnaldo Calveyra was an Argentine poet, novelist and playwright, living in Paris since 1960. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Mark Juddery

Australia

c. 1972 – 2015 (43 years old)

Stanford Mark Juddery was an Australian freelance journalist, author, humorist and columnist for The Canberra Times. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Canberra, Australia

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John Bayley

Great Britain

c. 1926 – 2015 (89 years old)

John Oliver Bayley was a British academic, literary critic and writer. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

London, United Kingdom

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Hans Stoiber

Austria

c. 1919 – 2015 (96 years old)

Dr Hans Helmut Stoiber was an Austrian poet born in Zell am See. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Vienna, Austria

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Michel Jeury

France

c. 1935 – 2015 (80 years old)

Michel Jeury was a French science fiction writer, reputed in the 1970s. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Paris, France

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Jasodhara Bagchi

India

c. 1938 – 2015 (77 years old)

Jasodhara Bagchi was a leading Indian feminist professor, author, critic and activist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

New Delhi, India

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Ganesh Patro

India

c. 1946 – 2015 (69 years old)

Behara Ganesh Patro was an Indian playwright and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

New Delhi, India

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Eli Sagan

United States

c. 1928 – 2015 (87 years old)

Eli Sagan was an American businessman who headed one of the nation's largest manufacturers of outerwear for young women, an autodidact in cultural sociology who wrote several widely reviewed books on the subject and a political activist who served on the national finance committee for George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign, a role that earned him a spot on Richard Nixon's Enemies List in 1973.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished c

Washington, D.C., United States

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Ives Roqueta

France

c. 1937 – 2015 (78 years old)

Ives Roqueta was an Occitan author. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Paris, France

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Juan Isidro Moreno

Switzerland

c. 1925 – 2015 (90 years old)

Juan Isidro Moreno Espinal was a poet from the Dominican Republic.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Gene Kemp

Great Britain

c. 1927 – 2015 (88 years old)

Gene Kemp née Rushton was an English author known for children's books. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

London, United Kingdom

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Al Delugach

United States

c. 1926 – 2015 (89 years old)

Albert Lawrence Delugach was an American journalist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Noel Cobb

United States

c. 1939 – 2015 (76 years old)

Noel Cobb was a philosopher, psychologist and author.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Washington, D.C., United States

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