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This is fascinating. I've never seen an obituary published so long after someone's death before.
by nickm12 8y ago
This is fascinating. I've never seen an obituary published so long after someone's death before.
- sparky_z 8y agoIndeed. I can only think of one other, which probably holds the record. https://www.economist.com/news/obituary/21571379-richard-plantagenet-englands-most-controversial-king-was-officially-rediscovered-february https://www.economist.com/news/obituary/21571379-richard-pla...
- NaOH 8y agoNone of the obituaries come close to matching the elapsed time of Richard III, but the NY Times has started publishing obituaries of overlooked individuals since the paper started publishing in 1851. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/overlooked.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/overlook...
- nickm12 8y agoThis is a different thing, though. In the case of Robert Hall, the NYT had written the obituary ahead of time, as is typical practice, but the passing was not even noted.