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Saturday, April 9, 2011

Neal Amundson, American chemical engineer died he was , 95.

Neal R. Amundson was the Cullen Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Mathematics at the University of Houston died he was , 95.. Amundson was considered one of the most prominent Chemical Engineering educators and researchers in the United States.[citation needed]

(January 10, 1916 – February 16, 2011)

Early life

A Minnesota native, Amundson was educated at the University of Minnesota, earning a BS ChE (1937), an MS ChE (1941), and a PhD in Mathematics (1945).

Career

He taught in the mathematics department until 1947 and joined the University of Minnesota’s Chemical Engineering Department, where he served as Chair from 1949 until 1977. During his 25 years as department chair, Amundson helped the department to achieve a high national ranking among chemical engineering departments, which it still retains.[2]
Amundson joined the University of Houston (UH) in 1977 as a Cullen Professor and a faculty member of the Chemical Engineering & Mathematics departments. He served as UH Provost from 1987 to 1989. Amundson is known internationally for his pioneering work applying mathematical modeling and analysis to the solution of chemical engineering problems. His technical contributions are in the areas of mathematical modeling and analysis of chemical reactors, separation systems, polymerization units, and coal gasification units. Amundson was one of the main architects of the analytical methodology practiced by chemical engineers today.
Amundson wrote more than 200 technical articles as well as several books. He chaired the U.S. National Research Council committee that wrote the influential "Frontiers in Chemical Engineering" report. He was the U.S. editor of Chemical Engineering Science from 1955 to 1972. Amundson was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) bestowed on Amundson the prestigious NAE Founders’ Award in 1990.[3]
In 1996, Amundson was the first recipient of the International Symposia on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE) award for excellence,[4] an award that is also named for him. The chemical engineering building at his alma mater University of Minnesota is named in his honor.[5] He received numerous professional awards from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), American Chemical Society (ACS), International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE), and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).
He received honorary doctorates from the Universities of Minnesota, Notre Dame, Pennsylvania, Guadalajara, and Northwestern University.[6] He received the highest faculty honors given by the Universities of Minnesota and Houston.[7]
Amundson was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Amundson died on February 16, 2011 at the age of 95.


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Alfred Burke, British actor (Public Eye, Enemy at the Door), died from a chest infection.he was , 92

Alfred Burke was a British actor, best known for his portrayal of Frank Marker in the drama series Public Eye, which ran on television for ten years.
 

(28 February 1918 – 16 February 2011)

Early life

Burke was born in Peckham, London, the son of Sarah Ann O'Leary and William Burke.[2] He was educated at Leo Street Boy's School and Waltham Central School. He started work aged 14, working in a railway repair firm in the City of London after leaving school. He became a club steward and also worked in a silk warehouse, joining a local amateur dramatics group before moving to Morley College and winning a scholarship to RADA in 1937. His acting career started two years later at the Barn Theatre in Shere, Surrey. His London debut was at the Watergate Theatre, where in a lean spell he worked in the kitchen. He worked with the Young and Old Vic and other companies, including working on "Sailor Beware" on stage.

Career

Burke built a solid reputation across a wide range of character roles in films and on television. His acting career included: The Angry Silence, Touch and Go, Interpol, Yangtse Incident and Buccaneers, as well as such televised plays as The Tip and Treasure Island.
His most famous role was the enquiry agent Frank Marker in the ABC/Thames television series Public Eye, which ran from 1965 to 1975. His low-key, understated but always compelling portrayal of the down-at-heel private eye made the series one of the most popular and highly rated detective dramas on British television.
After Public Eye ended Burke appeared in a host of guises, from Long John Silver to Pope John Paul II's father. In the television series Minder he appeared in the episode Come in T-64, Your Time Is Ticking Away as Kevin, partner to Arthur Daley in his latest scheme, a minicab service. He was also the formidable headmaster "Thrasher" Harris in Home To Roost. More recently he was seen as Armando Dippet in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
On stage Burke appeared in several productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company, including Richard II, Romeo and Juliet, Roberto Zucco, The Tempest, Peer Gynt, Measure for Measure, Troilus and Cressida, Two Shakespearean Actors, All's Well That Ends Well and Antony and Cleopatra. In 2008 he appeared at the National Theatre as the Shepherd in a new version of Sophocles' Oedipus by Frank McGuinness.[3]

Death

Burke died on 16 February 2011, aged 92, from a chest infection. He is survived by his wife, Barbara (née Bonelle) and their four children: Jacob and Harriet (twins), and Kelly and Louisa (twins).

Filmography

Television roles

Comedy

Year Title Role
1963 On the Knocker Frank

Drama

Year Title Role
1965 to 1975 Public Eye Frank Marker
1978 to 1980 Enemy at the Door Major Dieter Richter


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Dorian Gray, Italian actress, committed suicide by gunshot she was , 75.

Maria Luisa Mangini , better known as Dorian Gray, was an Italian actress committed suicide by gunshot she was , 75..

(2 February 1936 – 16 February 2011)

Dorian Gray was the somewhat bizarre pseudonym of Italian actress Maria Luisa Mangini, who became a big star in the 1950s. She’s not as well known today, outside of Italy at least, mainly because she wound down her career just as the kinds of Italian B-Movies she appeared in were starting to gain International attention.

Born in Bolzano in 1936, she made her theatre debut, aged just 14 (if her date of birth is to believed), in the revue Votate per Venere in 1950, alongside Erminio Macari and Gino Bramieri. She then acted on stage opposite the likes of Alberto Sordi, Ugo Tognazzi and Raimondo Vianello, winning the prized Maschera d’argento.

She appeared in films at around the same time, appearing in no less than 5 films in 1951 alone. She only really started concentrating on her cinema career in the mid 50s, when she gave up her stage work and appeared in the likes of Totò, lascia o raddoppia? and Totò, Peppino e… la malafemmina (56), making her a big domestic star. Although primarily known for her comedy roles, she also appeared in more celebrated productions, having prominent supporting roles in the likes of Fellini’s Nights of Cabiria (57), Antonioni’s Il grido (57) and Comencini’s Mogli pericolose (58), for which she won a Silver Ribbon. In the early sixties, she had a stab at other genres, in the peplum Colossus and the Amazons (60) and action film The Legions Last Patrol (62).

Her last appearances were in the entertaining anthology, Thrilling and the obscure giallo Fango sulla metropoli (65), after which she retired without a trace. She committed suicide on Feb 16th 2011, shooting herself in the head in Torcegno, Trentino, where she lived.
She committed suicide by shooting herself on 16 February 2011. She was 75 years old.[1]

Filmography

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Len Lesser, American actor (Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond), died from cancer-related pneumonia, he was , 88

Leonard King "Len" Lesser  was an American actor died from cancer-related pneumonia, he was , 88. He was known for a key role in the Clint Eastwood movie Kelly's Heroes and his recurring role as Uncle Leo on Seinfeld,[1] which began during the show's second season in "The Pony Remark" episode.


(December 3, 1922 – February 16, 2011)

Early life

Lesser was born in The Bronx in 1922, and received his bachelor's degree from the City College of New York in 1942 at the age of 19.[2] Lesser enlisted in the United States Army the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and served in the China Burma India Theater during World War II.[3]

Career

Lesser worked for years in film, TV and on stage. His résumé included projects with Clint Eastwood, Barbra Streisand, Lee Marvin, Dustin Hoffman and Steve McQueen. Lesser appeared on American television steadily since 1955 on scores of TV classics such as The Monkees, The Outer Limits, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Get Smart, Quincy, The Rockford Files, Mad About You, Seinfeld,[4] All in the Family, Boy Meets World, Smart Guy, The Munsters, and, most recently, Castle. He appeared in a variety of films such as The Outlaw Josey Wales.

Later years

He had a recurring role on Everybody Loves Raymond as "Garvin", a friend of Frank Barone, who always lifted his arms in excitement whenever he saw Ray (as Lesser did in Seinfeld as "Uncle Leo" whenever he saw his nephew, Jerry). He was most recently on stage in Jeff Seymour's critically acclaimed stage production of Cold Storage at the University of Toronto's George Ignatieff Theatre. [5]

Death

On February 16, 2011, Lesser died of cancer-related pneumonia[6] in Burbank, California, at the age of 88.[7]

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Justinas Marcinkevičius, Lithuanian poet and playwright died he was , 80.

Justinas Marcinkevičius  was a prominent Lithuanian poet and playwright died he was , 80..


(March 10, 1930 – February 16, 2011)

Life and career

Marcinkevičius was born in 1930 in Važatkiemis, Prienai district. In 1954 he graduated from Vilnius University History and Philology faculty with a degree in Lithuanian language and Literature. He worked for a number of years as vice-chairman of the board of the official Union of Lithuanian Writers. He died in Vilnius.

Literary style and themes

Having grown up during the post-war period, Marcinkevičius evokes in his poetry a romanticized version of childhood spent in the Lithuanian countryside, of first love, of man's relationship with nature. In his poetry specific and solid peasant thinking is combined with a mind seeking to draw broad general conclusions, and the tradition of Lithuanian poetry singing the Earth's praises with contemporary modes of poetic thought. As a poet, he has sought to grasp the essence of national experience and give it fresh artistic expression. In his lyrical verse Marcinkevičius strives to comprehend the real meaning of what is going on inside man and society and moves the reader with his ardent lyrical confessions.
For most his life Justinas Marcinkevičius lived and wrote during the complex times of Soviet totalitarianism. He defended the cultural self-awareness of his nation. The poet brought back humanistic idea in describing a man, continued on the romantic and lyric poetry tradition, valued the aesthetic side of literature, as opposed to the heroic and propagandistic style of socialist realism. Marcinkevičius wrote poems in a romantic and modern style. Justinas Marcinkevičius is regarded as one of the most prominent members of Sąjūdis.

Awards and Acknowledgements

Works of note

After the emergence of Marcinkevičius' first book I Plead for a Word in 1955, he has published fourteen collections of poetry, three historical plays, two collections of essays, a novella and various translations into Lithuanian.

Poetry and compilations

  • “Liepsnojantis krūmas” (The Burning Bush) (1968 m.),
  • “Gyvenimo švelnus prisiglaudimas” (The Gentle Cuddle of Life) (1978 m.)
  • Rhymed trilogy of dramas:
    • „Mindaugas“ (1968 m.),
    • „Mažvydas“ (1977 m.),
    • „Katedra“ (The Cathedral) (1971 m.).

Novels

  • „Dienoraštis be datų“ (A Diary Without Dates) (1981 m.),
  • „Tekančios upės vienybė“ (Unity of a Flowing River) (1994 m.)
He has also translated into Lithuanian works of Adam Mickiewicz, Alexandr Pushkin, Sergei Yesenin, Mikhail Lermontov, and the Finnish Kalevala legend.

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David Shapiro, American jazz musician died he was , 58.

David "Dave" Shapiro was an American jazz musician. He played double bass died he was , 58..

(April 24, 1952 – February 16, 2011)


Born and raised in Brooklyn, David Shapiro graduated from Brooklyn College in 1973 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music. He became a busy New York freelancer, playing regularly with such jazz legends as Woody Herman, Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, Howard McGhee, Mel Lewis and singers Ray Charles, Anita O'Day, and Chris Connor. He performed with Jackie Cain and Roy Kral in the Newport Jazz Festival in Carnegie Hall. He proved his versatility as a member of the house band at Eddie Condon's and the Metropolitan Bopera House.[2]
In 1987 Shapiro moved to Townshend, Vermont, where he taught and played with various musicians of the jazz scene in Vermont and Western Massachusetts, as Attila Zoller, Howard Brofsky, Scott Mullett, Paul Arslanian, Bob Weiner, Jay Messer, Eugene Uman, Draa Hobbs, Claire Arenius, and Tom McClung. With trumpet player Steve Sonntag he led a trio, which became later a sextet. In 1997 they recorded the live album Monk, Duke & Mingus[3] Shapiro also played in recording sessions with Woody Herman (World Class, 1982), Danny D'Imperio (Blues For Philly Joe, 1991), Joshua Breakstone (Evening Star, 1992), Howard Brofsky (73 Down, 2000), and Michael Musillami (Perception, 2000).[4]
Shapiro taught math and jazz history at Westfield State College and at Holyoke Community College in Massachusetts. He instituted his own educational programs and conducted jazz ensembles. He also taught Jazz History at the Vermont Jazz Center and conducted the "piano trio" ensembles at the VJC's Summer Jazz Workshop.[1]

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Dame Judith Binney, New Zealand historian and author died he was , 70.

Dame Judith Binney, DNZM, FRSNZ  was a New Zealand historian, writer and Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Auckland. Her work focussed primarily on religion in New Zealand, especially the Māori Ringatū religion founded by Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki and continued by Rua Kenana died he was , 70. She also wrote extensively on the history of Ngāi Tūhoe.


(1 July 1940 – 15 February 2011)
 

 Biography

Judith Mary Caroline Binney was born in Australia in 1940. She graduated with a first-class honours degree in history from the University of Auckland in 1965, and started work at the university as a lecturer in the History Department the next year. She retired as Professor of History in 2004. She wrote biographies of both Te Kooti and Kenana, as well as a book on Kenana's followers, and another on Pākehā missionary Thomas Kendall. With Judith Bassett and Erik Olssen she wrote People and the Land, a history of New Zealand aimed at high school–level readers.
In 1997, she was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, and in 2006 a Distinguished Companion (equivalent to a damehood). In 1998 she was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. She was awarded $60,000 at the Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement in 2006. Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark stated: "Judith Binney’s work plays a vital role in recording our history, with a focus on Maori communities. Her writing draws on oral histories and communal memories, and uses photographic sources as an integral part of the written historical discourse."[2]
In 2007, Binney was named an inaugural fellow of the New Zealand Academy of Humanities, and she was a historical consultant for Vincent Ward's film, Rain of Children (2008).
In 2010, she won the New Zealand Post Book of the Year and General Non-fiction Award for Encircled Lands: Te Urewera, 1820-1921 (Bridget Williams Books). The book documents Tūhoe's quest for self-government of their lands, granted to them in law more than a century ago.

Death

On 4 December 2009, Binney received serious head injuries after being struck by a truck while crossing Princes St in Auckland City.[3]
On 15 February 2011, she died in her Auckland home, aged 70.[4] She was survived by her husband, Sebastian Black.

Books

Author
  • The legacy of guilt: a life of Thomas Kendall (Oxford University Press, 1968).
  • Mihaia : the prophet Rua Kenana and his community at Maungapohatu (with Gillian Chaplin and Craig Wallace. Oxford University Press, 1979).
  • Ngā Mōrehu: The survivors (with Gillian Chaplin. Oxford University Press, 1986).
  • The people and the land: Te tangata me te whenua: an illustrated history of New Zealand, 1820-1920 (with Judith Bassett and Erik Olssen. Allen & Unwin, 1990).
  • Redemption songs: a life of Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki (Bridget Williams Books, 1995).
  • Encircled lands: Te Urewera, 1820-1921 (Bridget Williams Books, 2009).
Editor
  • The shaping of history: essays from the New Zealand Journal of History, 1967-1999 (Bridget Williams Books, 2001).

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