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Rolls Charles (b. 1877-08-27 / d. 1910-07-12)
He was killed in an air crash at Bournemouth when the tail of his Wright Flyer broke off, making him the first Briton to be killed in an aeronautical accident, and the eleventh internationally. A statue in his memory, in which he is seen holding a biplane model, was erected in Agincourt Square, Monmouth.
His grave lies in a little known corner of Monmouthshire at the now disused church of Llangattock Vibon Avel, where many of the Rolls family lie buried in various family tombs. His grave is just below Llangattock Manor and bears the inscription Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.
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Born 1923-02-00. Domain:Philosophy. Cause of death:Suicide
Pen name: Michel Bosquet.
In the 1960s, Gorz was a theorist of workers' self-management. Later, he was also concerned with political ecology. His central theme was work: liberation from work, just distribution of work, alienated work, etc. He was also one of the advocates of a Guaranteed basic income.
Gorz committed suicide with his wife Dorine in his home in Vosnon (Aube) and was found dead on the 24th of September 2007. Dorine, 83, was suffering of a long illness. In 2006, Gorz had published "Lettre ŕ D. Histoire d'un amour". There, he wrote:
«Tu viens juste d'avoir quatre-vingt-deux ans (...). Tu es toujours belle, gracieuse et désirable. Cela fait cinquante-huit ans que nous vivons ensemble et je t'aime plus que jamais. Récemment, je suis retombé amoureux de toi une nouvelle fois et je porte de nouveau en moi un vide débordant que ne comble que ton corps serré contre le mien.»