Education

People remembered for their work in education. 108 people are remembered here. Light a candle, read their story, and add a memory of your own.

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  İoanna Kuçuradi (Ioanna Koutsouradi)

  1936 – 2026 · Philosopher and professor

  The philosopher who taught Turkey that a human being is valuable simply for being human.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Dušan Uhlíř

  1938 – 2026 · Historian and museum director

  The Brno historian who brought Austerlitz and White Mountain to life for generations of readers.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Allen Engel

  1932 – 2026 · Farmer

  Saskatchewan NDP MLA who fought for family farms and Grasslands National Park.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Knox Chitiyo

  1961 – 2026 · Zimbabwean academic and security analyst

  Zimbabwean scholar who interpreted Harare to London with rigour and warmth.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Albert Alós

  1939 – 2026 · Engineer

  Spanish-born Nigerian engineer who founded Lagos Business School and pioneered Pan-Atlantic University.

  3 candles · 2 tributes
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  Lynne "Brooke" Bredenbeck

  1936 – 2026 · Director of Admissions

  A force by many names: mother, career woman, reader, knitter, and Mamoo to her grandchildren.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Andrew Strathern

  1939 – 2026 · Social anthropologist

  Cambridge Melanesianist who mapped moka, kinship and ritual across Oceania and beyond.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Hasan M. El-Shamy

  1938 – 2026 · Folklorist and professor

  Folklorist who gathered the tales of Egypt and mapped the stories of the Arab world.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  John Whenham

  † 2026 · Musicologist

  Monteverdi scholar and patient teacher who gave Birmingham a home for music.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Sumit Sarkar

  † 2026 · Historian

  Historian of modern India who put ordinary people at the centre of the national story.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Ward Churchill

  1947 – 2026 · Activist

  A writer and activist whose work on Native American history stirred fierce debate.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Lenora D. Wolfgang

  1934 – 2026 · French professor / literary scholar

  A brilliant mentor of medieval French, remembered as Madame Wolfgang.

  3 candles · 1 tributes