A monk with global influence and an ally of Martin Luther King, he championed what he called “engaged Buddhism,” applying its principles in pressing for peace.
Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
Anatoly Kvashnin, Russian General in a Pivotal Era, Dies at 75
His brutal campaign in Chechnya left a legacy of embittered civilians and vengeful leaders. But he was also part of a warming toward the West after the Soviet Union fell.
Gaspard Ulliel, 37, ‘Moon Knight’ and ‘Hannibal Rising’ Star, Dies Skiing
He gained fame as a young Hannibal Lecter and the designer Yves Saint Laurent. He died after a skiing accident weeks before he is to appear in a Disney+ series.
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Malian President Ousted in 2020, Dies at 76
Mr. Keita was elected in 2013 with a mandate to stem the country’s many crises. But during his tenure, they escalated.
Shirley McGreal, Champion of Primates Under Threat, Dies at 87
She exposed smuggling rings and research laboratories and built a sanctuary for gibbons in South Carolina.
European Parliament’s President, David Sassoli, Dies at 65
He was a well-known journalist in his native Italy before going into politics, and devoted his tenure to making the Parliament more prominent.
F. Sionil Jose, 97, Novelist Who Saw Heroism in Ordinary Filipinos, Dies
Mr. Jose’s writing, rich in themes drawn from his rural upbringing, amounted to a continuing morality play about poverty and class divisions in the Philippines.
Grichka and Igor Bogdanoff, Twins in an Uneasy Spotlight, Die at 72
In France they were science-loving TV celebrities (molded by plastic surgery) whose own research was suspect, maybe a hoax. They died within days of each other.
Sabine Weiss, Last of the ‘Humanist’ Street Photographers, Dies at 97
Like Robert Doisneau and Brassaï, she shot life in postwar Paris as it really was. But she also won fame for her reporting and fashion work.
April Ashley, London Socialite and Transgender Pioneer, Dies at 86
She modeled for Vogue, partied with John Lennon and Mick Jagger, and married into minor nobility, all while fighting for legal recognition of her gender.