Obituaries
Articles 131 - 140 of most recent articles
Ove Andersson: Rally driver and manager
After a highly successful career as a driver, Ove Andersson moved over to motorsport management and presided over Team Toyota Europe victories in both drivers' and manufacturers' championships. A man with great patience and respect, he was the first truly to get to grips with a Japanese automobile manufacturer, opening the way for Japanese success across the motorsport world. Andersson was a rare figure in motorsport: he was a winner as a driver and as a team principal, yet he had few enemies and kept his feet firmly on the ground.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 3:09 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
After a highly successful career as a driver, Ove Andersson moved over to motorsport management and presided over Team Toyota Europe victories in both drivers' and manufacturers' championships. A man with great patience and respect, he was the first truly to get to grips with a Japanese automobile manufacturer, opening the way for Japanese success across the motorsport world. Andersson was a rare figure in motorsport: he was a winner as a driver and as a team principal, yet he had few enemies and kept his feet firmly on the ground.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 3:09 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Joe Carmichael: Soldier and garage proprietor
Scottish society has benefited enormously from the vigour and work ethic of a significant number of Polish officers and other ranks, members of the Polish 1st Armoured Division, who were stationed in Fife and the Lothians between 1940 and 1942 and who, after gallantly fighting Nazi Germany in North Africa, Italy and north-west Europe, opted to settle in Scotland rather than return to Stalin-occupied Poland. One such was Joe Carmichael.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 3:09 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Scottish society has benefited enormously from the vigour and work ethic of a significant number of Polish officers and other ranks, members of the Polish 1st Armoured Division, who were stationed in Fife and the Lothians between 1940 and 1942 and who, after gallantly fighting Nazi Germany in North Africa, Italy and north-west Europe, opted to settle in Scotland rather than return to Stalin-occupied Poland. One such was Joe Carmichael.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 3:09 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Reg Flewin: Portsmouth FC captain
Although the image of Portsmouth footballers cavorting around Wembley brandishing the FA Cup remains fresh in the memory following last month's Wembley triumph over Cardiff City, it is difficult in this commercial age of the game's domination by a handful of big-city giants to picture a time when Fratton Park was home to the side that was, unequivocally, the finest in the land.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 3:09 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Although the image of Portsmouth footballers cavorting around Wembley brandishing the FA Cup remains fresh in the memory following last month's Wembley triumph over Cardiff City, it is difficult in this commercial age of the game's domination by a handful of big-city giants to picture a time when Fratton Park was home to the side that was, unequivocally, the finest in the land.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 3:09 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Dr Paul Tessier: Plastic surgeon who revolutionised the treatment of facial deformity
Paul Tessier was a great innovator in the medical profession, the creator of a new surgical speciality which brought hope to many with severe facial deformities that had previously been untreatable. He is acknowledged as the father of craniofacial surgery and his contribution is recognised internationally, crossing the boundaries of the related specialities of plastic, maxillofacial, ophthalmic and neurosurgery.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 3:09 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Paul Tessier was a great innovator in the medical profession, the creator of a new surgical speciality which brought hope to many with severe facial deformities that had previously been untreatable. He is acknowledged as the father of craniofacial surgery and his contribution is recognised internationally, crossing the boundaries of the related specialities of plastic, maxillofacial, ophthalmic and neurosurgery.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 3:09 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Irina Baronova: Balanchine 'baby ballerina'
Irina Baronova was one of the original "baby ballerinas" recruited in 1932 by the choreographer George Balanchine to be the stars of the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo. She was just 13 at the time and for the next 15 years she danced all around the world, winning admirers everywhere for her blonde beauty, polished technique and radiant smile.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 2:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Irina Baronova was one of the original "baby ballerinas" recruited in 1932 by the choreographer George Balanchine to be the stars of the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo. She was just 13 at the time and for the next 15 years she danced all around the world, winning admirers everywhere for her blonde beauty, polished technique and radiant smile.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 2:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Robert Harling: Typographer, designer, 'House & Garden' editor and author of riveting novels of 'old Fleet Street'
A month or so before the Second World War began in 1939, Robert Harling, not yet editor of House & Garden, met Ian Fleming, not yet synonymous with James Bond. The meeting was (as Harling found later) no accident.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 2:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A month or so before the Second World War began in 1939, Robert Harling, not yet editor of House & Garden, met Ian Fleming, not yet synonymous with James Bond. The meeting was (as Harling found later) no accident.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 2:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Rene Harris: Controversial president of Nauru
René Harris, four times president of the tiny island nation of Nauru, was one of the South Pacific's most controversial politicians. He was a larger-than-life character: physically rotund, with a forceful personality and a ruthless reputation. Allegations of corruption pursued him for much of his political career. The country's longest-serving politician, he lost his seat only in April, after 31 years in parliament.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 2:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
René Harris, four times president of the tiny island nation of Nauru, was one of the South Pacific's most controversial politicians. He was a larger-than-life character: physically rotund, with a forceful personality and a ruthless reputation. Allegations of corruption pursued him for much of his political career. The country's longest-serving politician, he lost his seat only in April, after 31 years in parliament.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 2:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Jesse Helms: Powerful Republican senator who championed right-wing causes during three decades in Congress
Jesse Helms belonged to an almost vanished breed of racist lawmakers who grew up in the old South when it was segregationist and uniformly Democratic but became Republicans in disgust at President Lyndon John's civil rights legislation. Unlike the majority of them however, he became one of the most powerful and redoubtable Congressional figures of his era. As chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee for much of the 1990s, he could – and sometimes did – hold the Clinton administration's foreign policy to ransom, almost single handed.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 2:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Jesse Helms belonged to an almost vanished breed of racist lawmakers who grew up in the old South when it was segregationist and uniformly Democratic but became Republicans in disgust at President Lyndon John's civil rights legislation. Unlike the majority of them however, he became one of the most powerful and redoubtable Congressional figures of his era. As chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee for much of the 1990s, he could – and sometimes did – hold the Clinton administration's foreign policy to ransom, almost single handed.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 2:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Michael Marland: Headteacher and educationalist
Michael Marland was one of the educational pioneers of the second half of the 20th century. He passionately believed that education was a leading force for social change. His practice as an English teacher in secondary schools, alongside his extensive journalism and publishing, made him an inspiration to a generation of teachers in the 1960s and 1970s. As head of two large London comprehensives, he will be remembered by fellow professionals for his contribution to inner-city education and his promotion of strong community relations.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 2:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Michael Marland was one of the educational pioneers of the second half of the 20th century. He passionately believed that education was a leading force for social change. His practice as an English teacher in secondary schools, alongside his extensive journalism and publishing, made him an inspiration to a generation of teachers in the 1960s and 1970s. As head of two large London comprehensives, he will be remembered by fellow professionals for his contribution to inner-city education and his promotion of strong community relations.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 2:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Angel Tavira: One-handed fiddler in 'The Violin'
Angel Tavira will be remembered as the wizened, one-handed octogenarian fiddler in the acclaimed 2005 Mexican film El Violin, also known as The Violin. He was 81 at the time and had never acted before, but in a sense he barely had to, for in real life, he was a wizened, one-handed octogenarian fiddler. In any case, his performance won him Best Actor award, in the specialist Un Certain Regard section, at the 2006 Cannes film festival. He was on a flight back to Mexico when the award was announced.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 2:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Angel Tavira will be remembered as the wizened, one-handed octogenarian fiddler in the acclaimed 2005 Mexican film El Violin, also known as The Violin. He was 81 at the time and had never acted before, but in a sense he barely had to, for in real life, he was a wizened, one-handed octogenarian fiddler. In any case, his performance won him Best Actor award, in the specialist Un Certain Regard section, at the 2006 Cannes film festival. He was on a flight back to Mexico when the award was announced.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 2:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
