Obituary · Scour

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Muhammad Amir Muhammad Khan fought India’s government for five decades

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The Sycamore Gap tree held a particularly deep place in people’s hearts

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Fernando Botero became famous for his over-size people and animals

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Mangosuthu Buthelezi had his own vision for a democratic South Africa

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Douglas Lenat trained computers to think the old-fashioned way

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Isabel Crook devoted her long life to making a new China

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Andriy Pilshchykov pleaded for F-16s to be sent to Ukraine

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Bindeshwar Pathak realised that India’s future depended on toilets

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Richard Simpson strove to balance buyers against manufacturers

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Sinéad O’Connor hated the very idea of being a pop star

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SunRay Kelley wanted to build in rhythm with nature, his teacher

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André Watts took both Liszt and Schubert to his heart

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Milan Kundera believed that truth lay in endless questioning

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Victoria Amelina explored a land of atrocities and secrets

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Donald Triplett was autism’s “Case 1”

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Glenda Jackson left acting for politics—and then returned

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Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers to try to stop the Vietnam war

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Silvio Berlusconi duped Italians for years

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Vera Putina claimed to be Vladimir Putin’s real mother

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Tina Turner turned a tough life into splendour

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