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Professor Ian Jack (1923-2008)
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:03:50 -0700 (PDT)
Professor Ian Jack, who died on September 3 2008 aged 84, held a chair
in English Literature at Cambridge from 1976 to 1989; he made notable
contributions in his field both as the editor of meticulously-
researched editions of original works of poetry and literature and as
a scholar who illuminated the way in whic ...
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David Lumsden of Cushnie (1933-2008)
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:02:33 -0700 (PDT)
David Lumsden of Cushnie, who has died aged 75, held the heraldic
title of Garioch Pursuivant to the Chief and Name and Arms of Mar, and
was a leading figure in Scottish heritage circles.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2826366/David-Lumsden-of-Cushnie.html
Lumsden was one of only four private heral ...
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Michael Leopold Kilby (1924-2008)
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:16:11 -0700 (PDT)
Michael Kilby, who died 9 September, 2008, aged 84, was MEP
(Conservative) for Nottingham, 1984-89.
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Derek Davis (1926-2008)
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:11:50 -0700 (PDT)
Derek Davis, potter, was born on February 24, 1926. He died on
September 4, 2008, aged 82.
Though he trained as a painter, Derek Davis became a studio potter and
produced some exceptionally fine ceramics during the 1970s and 1980s.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4718971.ece ...
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Nicol Jamieson Peacock (1931-2008)
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:09:07 -0700 (PDT)
Nicol Jamieson Peacock played a leading part in nuclear fusion
research, particularly in the development of techniques to measure and
compare the parameters of fusion plasmas (superheated gases). Nicol
Peacock, physicist, was born on February 7, 1931. He died on July 19,
2008, aged 77.
http://www.timesonline.co ...
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Paul Williams (1922-2008)
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:01:51 -0700 (PDT)
Paul Williams, who died 10 September, 2008, aged 85, was an astute and
vociferous far-Right Conservative who was MP for Sunderland South for
11 years and, after losing his seat, a controversial though effective
chairman of the Monday Club. One of the original "Suez Rebels" who sat
as Independent Conservatives afte ...
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George (Jerzy) Zarnecki (1915-2008)
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:00:59 -0700 (PDT)
George (Jerzy) Zarnecki, art historian, born September 12 1915; died
September 8 2008. In 1979, Sir Anthony Blunt, the former surveyor of
the Queen's Pictures and director of the Courtauld Institute in
London, was revealed to have been a Russian spy - the fourth man in
the ring that included Kim Philby, Guy Burges ...
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Denis Groutage (c1929-2008)
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:58:22 -0700 (PDT)
Denis Groutage, who has died aged 79, was possibly the only
professional theatre technician who worked on all 36 Shakespeare
plays. He achieved this remarkable feat while working at the Old Vic
during Michael Benthall's "five-year plan" to stage the entire first
folio between 1953 and 1958.
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Anthony David (Tony) Bradshaw (1926-2008)
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:55:26 -0700 (PDT)
Anthony David Bradshaw, evolutionary biologist and restoration
ecologist, born January 17 1926; died August 21 2008. In 2006, the
Environment Agency published a poll of its top 100 eco-heroes of all
time. Next to Charles Darwin was the name of Tony Bradshaw, a pioneer
of restoration ecology, who has died aged 82. ...
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Ann Maitland MacEwen (1918-2008)
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:49:07 -0700 (PDT)
Ann Maitland Radford, planning consultant: born Sutton, Surrey 15
August 1918; Planning Assistant, Hemel Hempstead New Town Master Plan
1946-47; Architect-Planner, London County Council 1949-61; Member,
Colin Buchanan's Group, Ministry of Transport 1961-63; researcher,
Transport Section, Department of Civil Engine ...
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