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C. Lester Hogan, Physicist Who Fought Motorola, Dies at 88

2008-08-16T02:44:31+0000

Mr. Hogan’s departure from his job in 1968 as a top executive at Motorola to one at Fairchild led to a celebrated lawsuit.


Lester Grinspoon, Influential Marijuana Scholar, Dies at 92

2020-07-02T18:16:51+0000

He believed pot was dangerous until his research convinced him otherwise. He then became a leading proponent of legalization.


Lester Crystal, Guiding Force Behind ‘NewsHour,’ Dies at 85

2020-06-26T18:13:03+0000

As executive producer, he expanded the PBS newscast to an hour and helped make it a distinctive voice in broadcast journalism.


Lester Wunderman, Father of Direct Marketing, Dies at 98

2019-01-14T20:50:55+0000

He was even credited with coining the term as a co-founder of the world’s largest direct-marketing ad agency, long before there were internet cookies.


Lazy Lester, Luminary of Swamp Blues, Is Dead at 85

2018-08-24T17:47:04+0000

A leading figure in a subgenre that combines traditional blues with Cajun, country and other styles, he got his nickname for his relaxed vocal style.


Notable Deaths 2016: Lester Thurow

2018-06-06T18:37:07+0000


Lester James Peries, 99, Visionary Sri Lankan Filmmaker, Dies

2018-05-04T17:53:11+0000

Shunning traditional dance and fantasy fare, he made psychologically rich stories that brought wide recognition to an island nation’s film industry.


Julius Lester, Chronicler of Black America, Is Dead at 78

2018-01-20T01:35:56+0000

A captivating and often polarizing writer, Mr. Lester traveled through a labyrinth of religious and ethnic identities, including a conversion to Judaism.


Jon Lester, Convicted in Howard Beach Race Attack, Dies at 48

2017-10-23T22:08:47+0000

At 17, he was called a ringleader in the 1986 assault by whites in Queens that left a black man dead and another badly beaten. The family said he committed suicide.


Lester Tenney, 96, Dies; Faced Japan’s Brutality and Won Its Apologies

2017-03-05T20:56:42+0000

Mr. Tenney survived the Bataan Death March, followed by three and a half years of slave labor as a prisoner during World War II.



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Peter Eotvos, Evocative Modernist Composer and Conductor, Dies at 80

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:44:34 +0000

A tireless Hungarian advocate of contemporary music, he adapted literary sources both modern and classic, instilling his work with “inimitable character and pathos.”

Joe Lieberman, U.S. Senator and Vice Presidential Candidate, Dies at 82

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:29:22 +0000

He served four terms in the Senate from Connecticut and was chosen by Al Gore as his running mate in the 2000 election. He was the first Jewish candidate on a major-party ticket.

Daniel Kahneman, Who Plumbed the Psychology of Economics, Dies at 90

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:08:36 +0000

He helped pioneer a branch of the field that exposed hard-wired mental biases in people’s economic behavior. The work led to a Nobel.

Richard Serra, Who Recast Sculpture on a Massive Scale, Dies at 85

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:35:36 +0000

His tilted walls of rusting steel, monumental blocks and other immense and inscrutable forms created environments that had to be walked through, or around, to be fully experienced.

Lisa Lane, Chess Champion Whose Reign Was Meteoric, Dies at 90

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 22:01:29 +0000

She was the first chess player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated. But people focused more on her looks than on her ability.

Overlooked No More: Henrietta Leavitt, Who Unraveled Mysteries of the Stars

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:09:18 +0000

The portrait that emerged from her discovery, called Leavitt’s Law, showed that the universe was hundreds of times bigger than astronomers had imagined.



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