A list of well-known people who have died recently
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Claudio Abbado, 1933-2014
Shy but steely conductor who crafted some of the great performances of the last century -
Percy Blandford, 1912-2014
Canoe designer who got Britain boating with his post-war do-it-yourself designs -
Colin Burrows, 1931-2014
Former University of Canterbury ecologist who spent his life studying, protecting and teaching others about NZ’s native plant life
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Elizabeth Jane Howard, 1923-2014
Novelist who drew on her miserable childhood and spectacular misfortune with men -
Michael Jacobs, 1952-2014
Quixotic travel writer who celebrated the sounds and tastes of Spain and Latin America -
Kenneth Rose, 1924-2014
Telegraph columnist and historian who chronicled the Establishment with wit, style and occasional asperities -
Thomas Rosenthal, 1935-2014
Flamboyant publisher who also made his mark as art historian, broadcaster and connoisseur -
Pete Seeger, 1919-2014
Godfather of folk music who was revered as the voice of political protest for more than half a century -
Ariel Sharon, 1928-2014
Israeli leader famed for bold, brash, ruthless manoeuvres both in politics and on the battlefield -
James Siers, 1936-2014
Pioneering Wellington photographer and writer
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