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William Frankland was a British allergist and immunologist whose achievements included the popularization of the pollen count as a piece of weather-related information to the British public, speculation regarding the effects of overly sterile living environments, and the prediction of increased levels of allergy to penicillin. He continued to work for a number of years…
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Patricia Bosworth was an American journalist and biographer, memoirist, and actress. She was a faculty member of Columbia University’s school of journalism as well as Barnard College, and was a winner of the Front Page Award for her journalistic achievement in writing about the Hollywood Blacklist. He died of the coronavirus on April 2, 2020.

Helène Aylon was an American multimedia and ecofeminist artist. Her work can be divided into three phases: process art (1970s), anti-nuclear art (1980s), and The G-d Project (1990s and early 2000s), a feminist commentary on the Hebrew Bible and other established traditions. In 2012 Aylon published Whatever Is Contained Must Be Released: My Jewish Orthodox…
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Josep Maria Benet Jornet was a Spanish playwright and TV writer. In 1997, he was awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi by the Catalan government. He died of the coronavirus on April 6, 2020.

Brahmanandam “Brahm” Kanchibhotla was an Indian-American journalist known for his extensive writings on the development of the Telugu community in the USA. He was a writer for India Abroad, News-India Times, United News of India, and The Indian Panorama, among others. He died of the coronavirus on April 6, 2020.

Mahmoud Jibril was a Libyan politician who served as the interim Prime Minister of Libya for seven and a half months during the Libyan Civil War, chairing the executive board of the National Transitional Council (NTC) from 5 March to 23 October 2011. He also served as the Head of International Affairs. As of July…
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Leib “Leibel” Groner was a Hasidic Jewish teacher, scholar, and author. He is best known for having served as the personal secretary to Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe, for 44 years. He died of the coronavirus on April 7, 2020.

Henry Franklin Graff was an American historian who served on the faculty of Columbia University from 1946 to 1991, including a period as Chairman of the History Department. Graff specialized in the history of the Presidency of the United States and of American foreign relations. His pioneering “Seminar on the Presidency,” one of Columbia’s most…
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Allen Garfield was an American film and television actor. Garfield appeared in over 100 films and television shows. He is known for having played nervous villains, corrupt businessmen and politicians. In addition he appeared in two art films by German director Wim Wenders, Der Stand der Dinge and Bis ans Ende der Welt. Quentin Tarantino…
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Jean-Laurent Cochet was a French director and actor. He was best known for starring in movies such as A Thousand Billion Dollars and Fort Saganne. He was an important teacher for acting. Hundreds of his students have succeeded in theater and cinema: Gérard Depardieu, Richard Berry, Claude Jade, Isabelle Huppert, Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Béart, Carole…
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