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Tony Judt

British-american historian (1948–2010).

Born January 2nd, 1948 in London. [ref]

Died August 6th, 2010 at 62 years old in New York City (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]

Occupations
essayist, historian, non-fiction writer, professor, researcher, teacher
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde