List of Famous people who died at 82
Eric Arnott
Eric John Arnott, MA, FRCS, FRCOphth was a British ophthalmologist and surgeon who specialized in cataracts, a condition which in many parts of the world still remains the principal cause of blindness. He is known for inventing new surgical techniques for treatment of various ophthalmological disorders, and received professional awards for his contributions.
Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Cecile Rich was an American poet, essayist and feminist. She was called "one of the most widely read and influential poets of the second half of the 20th century", and was credited with bringing "the oppression of women and lesbians to the forefront of poetic discourse." Rich criticized rigid forms of feminist identities, and valorized what she coined the "lesbian continuum," which is a female continuum of solidarity and creativity that impacts and fills women's lives.
Edith Tolkien
Edith Mary Tolkien was an Englishwoman, known as the wife and muse of novelist J. R. R. Tolkien, and the inspiration for his fictional characters Lúthien Tinúviel and Arwen Undómiel.
Dobrica Erić
Dobrica Erić was a Serbian writer and poet.
Arthur Lawson Johnston, 3rd Baron Luke
Arthur Charles St John Lawson Johnston, 3rd Baron Luke KStJ was a British peer. He was one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999 until his retirement in 2015.
Anthony Arthur Keith Rugge-Price
Pierre Nadeau
Pierre Nadeau was a Canadian journalist, television presenter and producer. He began in journalism as a radio reporter in 1956, inspired by his father's work with Radio-Canada. He interned at the Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française where he was mentored by Léon Zitrone and Judith Jasmin, and later served as the Radio-Canada correspondent in Paris. He emulated the free exchange of information on RTL radio in France, which inspired his subsequent presentation style. He worked more than 30 years for Radio-Canada in Montreal as a reporter and host for news programs on current affairs, world events, and politics, and had two tenures as host of the news magazine Le Point.
H. Arnold Steinberg
H. Arnold Steinberg, was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist and Chancellor of McGill University.
Jean Vincent
Jean Vincent was a French international footballer and manager.
Timothy Raison
Sir Timothy Hugh Francis Raison was a British Conservative politician.