Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

Niels Lauritz Dahl

Norway

c. 1927 – 2014 (87 years old)

Niels Lauritz Dahl was a Norwegian diplomat.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Oslo, Norway

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Patrick Chabal

Great Britain

c. 1951 – 2014 (63 years old)

Patrick Chabal was an Africanist of the late 20th and early 21st century. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

London, United Kingdom

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Suleyman Aliyarli

Switzerland

c. 1931 – 2014 (83 years old)

Suleyman Aliyarli was an Azerbaijani historian, who wrote on a wide range of topics regarding the History of Azerbaijan; Professor of History at Baku State University.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

John G. Cleary

Switzerland

c. 1950 – 2014 (64 years old)

John Gerald Cleary was a New Zealand-Canadian professor of computer science, entrepreneur, politician and promoter of Transcendental Meditation.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Geneva, Switzerland

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José Sulaimán

Mexico

c. 1932 – 2014 (82 years old)

José Sulaimán Chagnón was a Mexican boxing official, best known for serving as president of the World Boxing Council (WBC) from 1975 until his death in 2014. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Mexico City, Mexico

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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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John Dobson

United States

c. 1916 – 2014 (98 years old)

John Lowry Dobson was an American amateur astronomer and is best known for the Dobsonian telescope, a portable, low-cost Newtonian reflector telescope. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Marian Ewurama Addy

Ghana

1942 – 2014 (71 years old)

First female professor of natural science in Ghana, renowned biochemist, and beloved quiz mistress of the National Science and Maths Quiz.

Saltpond, Ghana

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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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Sir Nicholas Browne

Great Britain

c. 1948 – 2014 (66 years old)

Sir Nicholas Walker Browne, KBE, CMG was a British diplomat. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

London, United Kingdom

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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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William Feindel

Canada

c. 1919 – 2014 (95 years old)

William Howard Feindel was a Canadian neurosurgeon, scientist and professor.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Ottawa, Canada

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Zoltán Pál Dienes

Switzerland

c. 1917 – 2014 (97 years old)

Zoltán Pál Dienes, anglicized as Zoltan Paul Dienes, was a Hungarian mathematician whose ideas on education have been popular in some countries. He was a world-famous theorist and tireless practitioner of the "new mathematics": an approach to mathematics learning that uses games, songs, and dance to make it more appealing to children. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Taissa S. Hauser

United States

c. 1943 – 2014 (71 years old)

Taissa S. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Washington, D.C., United States

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