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Erich Maria Remarque (1898–1970)

Authors - R Cause of Death - Heart Attack / Failure Genre - Literature Genre - War Location - Switzerland Nationality - German Year of Death - 1970-1979

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Graham Greene (1904-1991)

Authors - G Cause of Death - Cancer Genre - Literature Genre - Thriller Location - Switzerland Nationality - English Year of Death - 1990-1999

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James Joyce (1882-1941)

Authors - J Cause of Death - Other Genre - Literature Location - Switzerland Nationality - Irish Year of Death - 1940-1949

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Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926)

Authors - R Cause of Death - Cancer Genre - Poetry Location - Switzerland Nationality - Austrian Year of Death - 1920-1929

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Jean Anouilh (1910-1987)

Authors - A Cause of Death - Heart Attack / Failure Genre - Drama Location - Switzerland Nationality - French Year of Death - 1980-1989

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Elias Canetti (1905 – 1994)

Authors - C Awards - Nobel Prize Genre - Literature Location - Switzerland Nationality - British Nationality - Bulgarian Year of Death - 1990-1999

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Thomas Mann (1875-1955)

Authors - M Awards - Nobel Prize Cause of Death - Heart Attack / Failure Genre - Literature Location - Switzerland Nationality - German Year of Death - 1950-1959

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Hermann Hesse (1877-1962)

Authors - H Awards - Nobel Prize Cause of Death - Stroke / Cerebral Hemorrhage Genre - Literature Location - Switzerland Nationality - German Nationality - Swiss Year of Death - 1960-1969

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Gottfried Keller (1819-1890)

Authors - K Genre - Fiction Location - Switzerland Nationality - Swiss Year of Death - 1890-1899

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Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536)

Authors - E Genre - Classics Genre - Philosophy Location - Switzerland Nationality - Dutch Year of Death - pre-1800

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Johanna Spyri (1827-1901)

Authors - S Genre - Children's Location - Switzerland Nationality - Swiss Year of Death - 1900-1909

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Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977)

Authors - N Cause of Death - Pneumonia Genre - Literature Location - Switzerland Nationality - American Nationality - Russian Year of Death - 1970-1979

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Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986)

Authors - B Awards - Cervantes Cause of Death - Cancer Genre - Literature Genre - Short Stories Location - Switzerland Nationality - Argentine Year of Death - 1980-1989

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Georg Büchner (1813-1837)

Authors - B Cause of Death - Other Genre - Drama Location - Switzerland Nationality - German Year of Death - 1830-1839

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Alistair MacLean (1922-1987)

Authors - M Cause of Death - Stroke / Cerebral Hemorrhage Genre - Thriller Location - Switzerland Nationality - Scottish Year of Death - 1980-1989

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Arthur and Sylvia Llewelyn Davies

Death: Arthur - 19th April 1907; Sylvia - 27 August 1910 Cause of death: Cancer Location: St. John at Hampstead, London, England. Plot: Churchyard extension (J2) Photo taken by : DeadGoodBooks Arthur and Sylvia Llewelyn Davies are best remembered for being the parents of the boys who served as the inspiration for Peter Pan and the other children of J.M. Barrie 's stories of Neverland . Arthur met Sylvia du Maurier at a dinner party in 1889 and they became engaged shortly after. Sylvia was the daughter of George du Maurier , sister of actor Gerald du Maurier, and the aunt of novelists Angela and Daphne du Maurier . The couple married in 1892, and they had five children, all boys: George (1893–1915), Jack (1894–1959), Peter (1897–1960), Michael (1900–1921), and Nicholas (1903–1980). In 1897, George and Jack became friends with the dramatist J. M. Barrie, whom they met during outings in Kensington Gardens. Arthur did not encourage the ongoing friendsh...

O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) (1862-1910)

Death: 5th June 1910 Location: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA Cause of death: Cirrhosis of the liver Photo taken by: Jẹr Buy books by O.Henry American author of short stories which have surprise endings; the best known of which is The Gift of the Magi . The O. Henry Awards are given annually to outstanding short stories. He was born William Sydney Porter in North Carolina and after leaving school he worked as a bookkeeper in his uncle’s drugstore. In 1882 he moved to Texas where he held several different jobs including, ranch hand and pharmacist. In 1887 he eloped with Athol Estes, a seventeen year old from a wealthy family; the couple had two children. In 1894 he left his job at the First National Bank of Austin after he was accused of embezzlement. He moved to Houston and started writing for the Houston Post , but in 1895 he was arrested for embezzlement from the First National Bank . He was granted bail, but absconded to New O...

William Ernest Henley (1849-1903)

Death: 11th July 1903 Location: Cremated, ashes interred in the churchyard of St John the Baptist, Cockayne Hatley, Bedfordshire, England Cause of Death: Tuberculosis Photo taken by: julia and keld Buy books by William Ernest Henley English poet, critic and editor, best remembered for his 1875 poem Invictus . While incarcerated on Robben Island prison, Nelson Mandela recited the poem Invictus to other prisoners and was empowered by its message of self-mastery. The Finnish writer Hella Wuolijoki wrote in her memoirs that the poem also inspired and encouraged her during her incarceration in prison in Helsinki at the end of World War II. From the age of 12 Henley suffered from tuberculosis of the bone which resulted in the amputation of his left leg below the knee during 1868–69. According to Robert Louis Stevenson's letters, the idea for the character of Long John Silver was inspired by his real-life friend Henley. His literary acquaintances also resulted ...

Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)

Death: 14th January 1898 Buried: Mount Cemetery, Guildford, Surrey, England Cause of death: Pneumonia Photo taken by: Clive and Chris Buy books by Lewis Carroll English author, poet and photographer, best remembered for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass . He was born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson in Warrington, Cheshire and was the third of eleven children. Throughout his life he suffered with a stammer, but this not stop him from singing or telling stories to audiences. He was educated at home until he reached the age of twelve when he was sent away to school in Richmond and then to Rugby. In January 1851 he went to Christ Church College, Oxford. He excelled academically, without having to apply himself, and he gained the Lectureship in mathematics at Christ Church and remained there until he died. He never gave up teaching even when he could afford to live on his income from his writing. In 1856 he took up photography became well ...

Wolfgang Borchert (1921-1947)

Death: 20th November 1947 Location: Friedhof Ohlsdorf , Hamburg, Germany Plot: AC 5,6 Cause of death: Hepatitis Photo taken by: Abubiju Buy books by Wolfgang Borchert German author and playwright whose work was influenced buy his experience during the Second World War. His most famous work is the drama Draußen vor der Tür / The Man Outside , which he wrote in the first days after World War II. Borchert served on the Eastern front where he experienced the full horror of the eastern conflict. In February 1942 he lost a finger whilst on sentry duty which he claimed happened during hand-to-hand conflict, but his superior officer accused him of self mutilation and had him arrested. He was found not guilty at his trial but he was rearrested for making statements endangering the country and sent back to the Eastern front. He suffered frostbite and several bouts of hepatitis and was granted medical leave. Following the war he continued writing but his health worsened and he ...

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