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Shinichi Suzuki, Japan’s violin teacher to the world, died on January 26th, aged 99
Ralph Corbett Smith, a soldier of war and peace, died on January 21st, aged 104
Mona May Karff, queen of the chessboard, died on January 10th, aged 86
Sir Michael Kemp Tippett, a seeker of the everlasting, died on January 8th, aged 93
Danilo Dolci, the Gandhi of Sicily, died on December 30th, aged 73
James Lees-Milne, who saved the country house, died on December 28th, aged 89
Arnold Edward Chapman, a patriotic crook, died on December 15th, aged 83
Endicott “Chub” Peabody, a Quixote of politics, died on December 2nd, aged 77
Harold Sydney Geneen, emperor of acquisitions, died on November 21st, aged 87
Hastings Kamuzu Banda, tyrant of Malawi, died on November 25th, aged about 100
Michael von Clemm, a creative investment banker, died on November 6th, aged 62
Sir Isaiah Berlin, an Oxford phenomenon, died on November 5th, aged 88