At about 12:30 today, April 23 2011, Professor Jerome Y. Lettvin died peacefully listening to his own translations of Christian Morgenstern..
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David
historical pictures
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wikipedia article
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translations from Morgenstern
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Morgenstern#Gallows_Songs
My condolences Jonathan. I recall the time we spent talking to him. I found it very enlightening.
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