Ivar Giaever (1929-2025) Physicist, engineer, autobiographicer. Ivar Giaever was born in Bergen, Norway, and died in Schenectady, New York. He received a doctorate in theoretical physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, in 1964, and worked at General Electric Research Laboratory in Schenectady, New York, for 32 years beginning in 1956 before becoming … Continued
Bernard Kerik (1955-2025) Consultant, police officer, memoirist, novelist. Bernard Kerik was born in Newark, New Jersey, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Pierre Joris (1946-2025) Poet, translator. Pierre Joris was born in Strasbourg, France, and died in Brooklyn, New York.
Paul F. Oreffice (1927-2024) Businessman. Paul Oreffice was born in Venice, Italy, and died in Paradise Valley, Arizona.
Carole Wilbourn (1940-2024) Cat therapist. Carole Wilbourn was born in Queens, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Victor Brombert (1923-2024) Scholar. Victor Brombert was born in Berlin, Germany, and died in Princeton, New Jersey.
Dusko Doder (1937-2024) Journalist, novelist, memoirist, author. Dusko Doder was born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, and died in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Caleb Carr (1955-2024) Military historian, author. Caleb Carr was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Cherry Plain, New York.
David Bordwell (1947-2024) Historian. David Bordwell was born in Penn Yan, New York, and died in Madison, Wisconsin.
Jay Clayton (1941-2023) Singer, author. Jay Clayton was born in Youngstown, Ohio, and died in New Paltz, New York. She moved to New York in 1963. Ms. Clayton taught at City College of New York and at The New School. She also ran a retreat for singers in Berne, New York.