The D-A-CH-DeathList 2023 (page 12)

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You don't have to apologize for anything!

The Austrian we have never heard of made everything well again

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Vera Wülfing-Leckie, a German-born British homeopath and translator, has died aged 66.

 

Her obituary was - whyever - written by her former husband:

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/08/dr-vera-wulfing-leckie-obituary

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14 minutes ago, WEP said:

Vera Wülfing-Leckie, a German-born British homeopath and translator, has died aged 66.

 

Her obituary was - whyever - written by her former husband:

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/08/dr-vera-wulfing-leckie-obituary

It's the Guardian "Other Lives" section. Which is where you can submit your own obituaries (as in you are the author, not the dead person). The Guardian publishes it if the person is interesting enough.

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5 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

It's the Guardian "Other Lives" section. Which is where you can submit your own obituaries (as in you are the author, not the dead person). The Guardian publishes it if the person is interesting enough.

I think they also reach out to families to collaborate on some of them. 
 

When I contacted the Guardian last year about the death of Johnny Gregory, they responded saying they would look into it for their Other Lives section.

 

Quite a clever concept, not having to depend solely on the hired obituary writers means they can produce more write ups faster.

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1 minute ago, Ulitzer95 said:

I think they also reach out to families to collaborate on some of them. 
 

When I contacted the Guardian last year about the death of Johnny Gregory, they responded saying they would look into it for their Other Lives section.

 

Quite a clever concept, not having to depend solely on the hired obituary writers means they can produce more write ups faster.

Ahem, maybe Ezra Nawi is a candidate.... Senator David Norris?

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German entrepreneur Hans Joachim Langmann, former head of the Federation of German Industries e. V.  (BDI) and one of the 90 richest people in Germany, has died aged 96.

 

https://www.merckgroup.com/de/news/hans-joachim-langmann-09-02-2021.html

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Swiss sociologist and artist Urs Jaeggi 

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German classical cellist and member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Wolfgang Boettcher dead at 86 years:

https://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/philharmoniker-und-musikpaedagoge-berliner-cellist-wolfgang-boettcher-gestorben/26952192.html

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German composer Helmut Winschermann dead at 100:

http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14243660

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1 hour ago, TomTomTelekom said:

German composer Helmut Winschermann dead at 100:

http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14243660

The article said "He was found dead on March 4 at his home in Bonn by a family member."

Sounds like a forgotten body.

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Alfred Nagl, Brigadier and oldest resident of Burgenland (105)

Pictures of his elaborate military funeral can be found by searching his name and "Zapfenstreich"

His Festschrift is still available via a major online store

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53 minutes ago, N. Fritz said:

Brigadier and oldest resident of Burgenland (105)

Photos of funeral here

You can still buy his Festschrift

Who? Include name of person in the post please. Also don't hyperlink all of the text – it makes your post searchable.

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2 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Who? Include name of person in the post please. Also don't hyperlink all of the text – it makes your post searchable.

Fixed

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Lovely article about our no. 18, children's books author and illustrator Janosch, for his 90th birthday:

https://www.spiegel.de/familie/janosch-feiert-seinen-90-geburtstag-aussen-tiger-innen-ente-a-83f8595c-9942-486a-8d03-c89ed28c3aa7

 

He seems fine, and glad we are.

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First hit..phew... Uta Ranke-Heinemann, controversial theologist and our number 2, dead at 93:

https://m.tagesspiegel.de/politik/tochter-des-bundespraesidentin-wurde-93-kirchenkritische-theologin-uta-ranke-heinemann-ist-tot/27039800.html

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40 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

First hit..phew... Uta Ranke-Heinemann, controversial theologist and our number 2, dead at 93:

https://m.tagesspiegel.de/politik/tochter-des-bundespraesidentin-wurde-93-kirchenkritische-theologin-uta-ranke-heinemann-ist-tot/27039800.html

 

Halleluja! Our first hit!!! In March! But better late than never!

 

 

 

The very first DL from 1987 (with only 31 places) had its first hit on June 2nd (Andrés Segovia), but it's not really clear if this list was released on 01.01.1987.

But this is also the DL with the latest hit ever.

 

Second to that is the DL of 1992, when the first hit came on March 23rd (Jim Joel).

 

There are 3 other DLs where the first hit of the year didn't came until March:

March 3rd, 2003 (Hardy Amies)

March 20th, 2004 (Queen Juliana)

March 6th, 2007 (Ernest Gallo)

 

The fastest DL is the DL of 1998, when Helen Wills Moody died right on New Year's Day.

 

And, of course, not to forget the least successful DL with 40 places and not a single hit: 1991.

 

 

So, the D-A-CH-DL is on its way

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Austrian journalist Hugo Portisch dead. Anyone have him on their list?

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Next prominent church critic, Hans Küng, dead at 93:

https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/hans-kueng-theologe-im-alter-von-93-jahren-gestorben-a-58a63785-ba1f-44f0-a78b-7185dbd66171

 

While Uta Ranke-Heinemann liked to point out the sexual hypocrisy of the church, Hans Küng liked to criticise other ethical problems, including, gasp!, the papal infallibility.

Maybe a bit of a miss for us.

 

And a DDP pick.

 

Edit:QO: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/hans-kueng-dissident-catholic-theologian-161148657.html

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28 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

 

Maybe a bit of a miss for us.

 

At least he was on our long list but didn't receive enough votes to make the Top 50.

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2 hours ago, gcreptile said:

Next prominent church critic, Hans Küng, dead at 93:

https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/hans-kueng-theologe-im-alter-von-93-jahren-gestorben-a-58a63785-ba1f-44f0-a78b-7185dbd66171

 

While Uta Ranke-Heinemann liked to point out the sexual hypocrisy of the church, Hans Küng liked to criticise other ethical problems, including, gasp!, the papal infallibility.

Maybe a bit of a miss for us.

 

And a DDP pick.

My dad is a big fan of Kung, read a number of his books. I had presumed Küng was long dead. Sorry to hear this. 

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Verdammt, I was so sure he was both on the DACH list and on mine and now looking it up it's neither.

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German Actor Willi Herren dead 45 years:

https://www.bild.de/regional/koeln/koeln-leute/willi-herren-ist-tot-lindenstrassen-legende-stirbt-in-koeln-76131754.bild.html

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Another 45 year old death: Barby Kelly, former member of the Kelly Family:

https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/leute/kelly-family-trauert-um-familienmitglied-barby-kelly-ist-tot-76131730.bild.html

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29 minutes ago, TomTomTelekom said:

German Actor Willi Herren dead 45 years:

https://www.bild.de/regional/koeln/koeln-leute/willi-herren-ist-tot-lindenstrassen-legende-stirbt-in-koeln-76131754.bild.html

 

3 minutes ago, TomTomTelekom said:

Another 45 year old death: Barby Kelly, former member of the Kelly Family:

https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/leute/kelly-family-trauert-um-familienmitglied-barby-kelly-ist-tot-76131730.bild.html

 

Willi Herren: suspected overdose

Barby Kelly: tba

 

Both deaths are a little shocking...

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German actor Thomas Fritsch, known for "Der Bergdoktor" or "Rosenheim-Cops", died at 77 years:

https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/leute/schauspieler-thomas-fritsch-77-ist-tot-76144066.bild.html