Latest NY Times Obituaries
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
His decoding the blueprint for life with Francis H.C. Crick made him one of the most important scientists of the 20th century. He wrote a celebrated memoir and later ignited an uproar with racist views.
John Cleary, Wounded in Kent State Shooting, Dies at 74
A photo of him lying on the ground and bleeding made the cover of Life magazine after the 1970 shooting.
Sri Owen, Who Popularized Indonesian Cuisine, Dies at 90
Settling in England as a young woman, she turned her nostalgia for the food of her youth in Sumatra into a career as an influential cookbook author.
Fatos Nano, Albanian Leader in Era of Chaos and Transition, Dies at 73
A consummate political survivor during his country’s shift from brutal communist regime to flawed democracy, he served three stints as prime minister.
Tony Harrison, British Poet of the Working Class, Dies at 88
His work examined the tensions between his country’s social and economic strata, as well as his roots in postindustrial Leeds.
Gillian Tindall, 87, Dies; Author Who Probed the Layers of Places
A novelist and biographer, she was also a preservationist, and her meticulous investigations of houses, villages and cities revealed intricate histories.
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