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Famous People Who Died in December 1947

  • Dec 1 Aleister Crowley, British occultist, founded the religion of Thelema, dies at 72
  • Dec 1 G. H. Hardy, English mathematician (Hardy–Weinberg principle, A Mathematician's Apology), dies at 70
  • Dec 7 Nicholas Murray Butler, American philosopher, diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize 1931), educator (Columbia University President), dies at 85
  • Dec 7 Tristan Bernard, French playwright and novelist, dies at 81
  • Dec 12 Huda Sha'arawi, Egyptian feminist and nationalist, founder of Egyptian Feminist Union, dies at 68
  • Dec 13 Nicholas Roerich, Russian painter, dies at 73
  • Dec 14 Franz Zorell, German lexicographer, dies at 84

Person of interestStanley Baldwin

Dec 14 Stanley Baldwin, British Prime Minister (Conservative: 1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37), dies at 80

British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin
British Prime Minister
Stanley Baldwin
  • Dec 14 Edward Higgins, English General of The Salvation Army, dies at 84
  • Dec 15 Arthur Machen, Welsh author (b. 1863)
  • Dec 22 Therese Brandl, Nazi concentration camp guard (b. 1902)
  • Dec 25 Gaspar G. Bacon, was Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1886)

Person of interestVictor Emmanuel III

Dec 28 Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy (1900-46), dies of pulmonary edema at 78

King of Italy Victor Emmanuel III
King of Italy
Victor Emmanuel III
  • Dec 29 Joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian and general archivist, dies at 78
  • Dec 30 Han [Henricus Antonius] van Meegeren, Dutch painter and art forger (Vermeer), dies at 58
  • Dec 30 Alfred North Whitehead, British mathematician and philosopher (Adventures of Ideas), dies at 86
  • Dec 31 Franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79

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