Obituaries

OBITUARIES

The following people, appearing in volumes 1-24 of the Encyclopedia of World Biography, have died since the publication of the second edition and its supplements. Each entry lists the volume where the full biography can be found.

ABRAMOVITZ, MAX (born 1908), American Architect, died in Pound Ridge, New York, on September 12, 2004 (Vol. 18).

ARAFAT, YASSER (born 1929), Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, died in Paris, France, on November 11, 2004 (Vol. 1).

AVEDON, RICHARD (born 1923), American fashion photographer, died following a brain hemorrhage, in San Antonio, Texas, on October 1, 2004 (Vol. 1).

BELLOW, SAUL (born 1915), American novelist and Nobel Prize winner, died in Brookline, Massachusetts, on April 5, 2005 (Vol. 2).

BETHE, HANS ALBRECHT (born 1906), Alsatian American physicist, died in Ithaca, New York, on March 6, 2005 (Vol. 2).

CARSON, JOHNNY (born 1925), American television host and comedian, died of emphysema, in Los Angeles, California, on January 23, 2005 (Vol. 3).

CHILD, JULIA (born 1912), American chef, author, and television personality, died of complications from kidney failure, in Santa Barbara, California, on August 13, 2004 (Vol. 3).

CHISHOLM, SHIRLEY ANITA ST. HILL (born 1924), African American congresswoman, died in Ormond Beach, Florida, on January 1, 2005 (Vol. 4).

COCHRAN, JOHNNIE (born 1937), African American lawyer, died of a brain tumor, in Los Angeles, California, on March 29, 2005 (Vol. 4).

CRICK, FRANCIS HARRY CROMPTON (born 1916), English molecular biologist, died in San Diego, California, on July 28, 2004 (Vol. 4).

DAVIS, GLENN (born 1925), American football player, died of complications from prostate cancer, in La Quinta, California, on March 9, 2005 (Vol. 21).

DAVIS, OSSIE (born 1917), African American playwright, actor, and director, died in Miami Beach, Florida, on February 4, 2005 (Vol. 4).

DERRIDA, JACQUES (born 1930), French philosopher, died of pancreatic cancer, in Paris, France, on October 8, 2004 (Vol. 4).

EBB, FRED (born 1935), American lyricist, died of a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York, on September 11, 2004 (Vol. 21).

FAIRCLOUGH, ELLEN LOUKS (born 1905), Canadian Cabinet minister, died in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, on November 13, 2004 (Vol. 5).

FONG, HIRAM LEONG (born 1907), American politician and businessman, died of kidney failure, in Honolulu, Hawaii, on August 18, 2004 (Vol. 18).

FORMAN, JAMES (born 1928), American writer, journalist, political philosopher, and leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, died of colon cancer, in Washington, D.C., on January 10, 2005 (Vol. 6).

GILKEY, LANGDON BROWN (born 1919), American ecumenical Protestant theologian, died of meningitis, in Charlottesville, Virginia, on November 19, 2004 (Vol. 6).

HILL, HERBERT (born 1924), American scholar and civil rights activist, died in Madison, Wisconsin, on August 15, 2004 (Vol. 7).

HOUNSFIELD, GODFREY (born 1919), English biomedical engineer, died in Kingston upon Thames, England, on August 12, 2004 (Vol. 7).

JENNINGS, ROBERT YEWDALL (born 1913), British judge and president of the International Court of Justice, died in Cambridge, England, on August 4, 2004 (Vol. 8).

JOHN PAUL II (born 1920), Polish Pope, died at the Vatican, on April 2, 2005 (Vol. 8).

JOHNSON, PHILIP (born 1906), American architect, critic, and historian, died in New Canaan, Connecticut, on January 25, 2005 (Vol. 8).

JONES, FAY (born 1921), American architect, died of heart and lung failure, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on August 30, 2004 (Vol. 8).

KENNAN, GEORGE F. (born 1904), American diplomat, author, and scholar, died in Princeton, New Jersey, on March 17, 2005 (Vol. 8).

KÜBLER-ROSS, ELISABETH (born 1926), Swiss-born American psychiatrist, died of natural causes, in Scottsdale, Arizona, on August 24, 2004 (Vol. 9).

MARTIN, AGNES (born 1912), American painter, died in Taos, New Mexico, on December 16, 2004 (Vol. 10).

MAYR, ERNST (born 1904), American evolutionary biologist, died in Bedford, Massachusetts, on February 3, 2005 (Vol. 10).

MILLER, ARTHUR (born 1915), American playwright, novelist, and film writer, died of heart failure, in Roxbury, Connecticut, on February 10, 2005 (Vol. 11).

MILOSZ, CZESLAW (born 1911), Polish author and poet, died in Krakow, Poland, on August 14, 2004 (Vol. 11).

MYDANS, CARL (born 1907), American photojournalist, died in Larchmont, New York, on August 16, 2004 (Vol. 11).

RAINIER III, PRINCE OF MONACO (born 1923), ruler of the principality of Monaco, died of heart, lung, and kidney failure, in Monaco, on April 6, 2005 (Vol. 18).

REEVE, CHRISTOPHER (born 1952), American actor and activist, died of heart failure, in Mount Kisco, New York, on October 10, 2004 (Vol. 18).

SONTAG, SUSAN (born 1933), American essayist, died of leukemia, in New York, New York, on December 28, 2004 (Vol. 14).

TANGE, KENZO (born 1913), Japanese architect and city planner, died of heart failure, in Tokyo, Japan, on March 22, 2005 (Vol. 15).

TORRENCE, JACKIE (born 1944), American storyteller, died of a heart attack, in Salisbury, North Carolina, on November 30, 2004 (Vol. 19).

VAN DUYN, MONA (born 1921), American poet laureate, died of bone cancer, in University City, Missouri, on December 2, 2004 (Vol. 15).

VERA, YVONNE (born 1964), Zimbabwean author, died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 7, 2005 (Vol. 23).

WEIZMAN, EZER (born 1924), Israeli air force commander and former president of Israel, died of pneumonia, in Israel, on April 23, 2005 (Vol. 16).

WILKINS, MAURICE HUGH FREDERICK (born 1916), English biophysicist, died in London, England, on October 5, 2005 (Vol. 18).

ZHAO ZIYANG (born 1919), Chinese statesman, died in Beijing, China, on January 17, 2005 (Vol. 16).