Category Archives: Uncategorized

Oct 18 2022

In memory of Bruno Latour (1947-2022)

4 Comments

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Bruno Latour, who had a long–standing association with the LSE. This began with his position as a Visiting Professor in the Department of Information Systems (1997–2000) was followed by … Continue reading

Posted by: Posted on by Internal Communications

Aug 16 2022

In memory of Professor Ian Nish (1926-2022)

2 Comments

It is with deep regret that we announce that Emeritus Professor Ian Nish died on 31 July 2022 at the age of 96. Ian was a member of the Department of International History from 1963 until his retirement in 1991. … Continue reading

Posted by: Posted on by Internal Communications

Aug 2 2022

In memory of James Woodburn (1934-2022)

15 Comments

We are sad to announce the death of James Woodburn, a former colleague and one of the best-known researchers and writers on hunter-gatherer and egalitarian societies. He studied History as an undergraduate in Cambridge, then did national service, later taking … Continue reading

Posted by: Posted on by Stahley,J

Apr 12 2022

In memory of Ray Paul

6 Comments

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Ray Paul, who died on Tuesday 29 March 2022. Our deepest sympathies are with Jasna and the rest of Ray’s family. After a BSc, MSc and then … Continue reading

Posted by: Posted on by Internal Communications

Apr 4 2022

In memory of Stephen Dunn

27 Comments

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Stephen Dunn, who died on Tuesday 29 March 2022. Our deepest sympathies are with Stephen’s family.  Stephen joined LSE as a Lecturer in the Department of Industrial … Continue reading

Posted by: Posted on by Internal Communications

Feb 2 2022

In memory of Christopher Langford (1941- 2022)

6 Comments

LSE is deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Christopher Langford, who died aged 80 on 20 January 2022. Chris was an emeritus reader in Demography in the department of Social Policy at the LSE. He started working … Continue reading

Posted by: Posted on by Stahley,J

Jan 27 2022

In memory of Adrian Hall (1949-2021)

9 Comments

It is with great sadness that LSE learned of the death of Adrian Hall, who died aged 71 on 13 December 2021. Adrian spent his entire working life in higher education. After serving as President of the Students’ Union at … Continue reading

Posted by: Posted on by Stahley,J

Jan 24 2022

In memory of Paul Myners (1948-2022)

2 Comments

LSE is deeply saddened by the death of Paul Myners, Lord Myners, who died aged 73 on January 16. The former Marks and Spencer chairman and City minister in Gordon Brown’s government, joined LSE in 2015 as Chair of the … Continue reading

Posted by: Posted on by Stahley,J

Jan 13 2022

In memory of Athar Hussain (1943-2021)

21 Comments

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Athar Hussain. Athar died peacefully in hospital in October 2021 after a long illness. His wife Jill Hodges and their daughter Lalla were at his bedside. He had been … Continue reading

Posted by: Posted on by Stahley,J Tagged with: ,

Oct 18 2021

In memory of Professor George Philip (1951- 2021)

14 Comments

The Department of Government is deeply saddened by the death, on 13 October, of George Philip, Emeritus Professor of Comparative and Latin American Politics at the LSE.  Born in London in 1951, George Philip received his doctorate from Oxford University … Continue reading

Posted by: Posted on by Internal Communications