List of Famous people who died in 2018

Xavier Tilliette was a French philosopher, historian of philosophy, and theologian. A former student of Jean Wahl and of Vladimir Jankélévitch, he was a member of the Society of Jesus (1938) and professor emeritus at the Catholic Institute of Paris (1969), having taught also at the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome (1972), the Lateran University, and the Centre Sèvres in Paris.

Ihar Piatrovich Hershankou was a convicted Belarusian murderer and fraudster.

Mohamed Mahmoud, known as Abu Usama al-Gharib, was an Austrian Islamic militant and a senior leader in the Islamic State.

Domenico Losurdo was an Italian Marxist philosopher and historian. A polarising figure, praised by some for his criticism of liberalism in practice and criticised by others for relativising Joseph Stalin, Losurdo was best known for his critique of anti-communism, colonialism, imperialism, the European tradition of liberalism and the concept of totalitarianism. Losurdo also articulated a distinction between political-moral and naturalistic despecification.

Moishe Postone was a Canadian historian and social theorist. He was Professor of History at the University of Chicago, where he was part of the Committee on Jewish Studies.

Łukasz Kwiatkowski was a Polish professional track cyclist. He represented his nation Poland in two Olympic Games, and also claimed numerous medals in track cycling at the UCI World Cup and European Championships since 2002. During his sporting career, Kwiatkowski raced for the ASK Stal Grudziądz pro cycling team before his official retirement in 2010.

Joseph Bonnel was a French football midfielder. He was part of France in the FIFA World Cup 1966. He scored 3 goals during the 1966 season.

Eva Maria Meineke was a German actress. She appeared in more than one hundred films from 1942 to 2008, including Yesterday Girl and Something for Everyone.

Jacques Gernet was an eminent French sinologist of the second half of the 20th century. His best-known work is The Chinese Civilization, a 900-page summary of Chinese history and civilization which has been translated into many languages.

Etty Fraser Martins de Sousa was a Brazilian actress.