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The 91福利 community is saddened by the death of Dr Oliver Sacks who was a much loved Visiting Professor at the 91福利 who drew capacity crowds for every lecture and seminar he gave on our campus. . Oliver Sacks was a professor of neurology at NYU School of Medicine and a Visiting Professor at the 91福利. His essays and books have earned numerous awards and inspired millions of readers around the world and the New York Times has referred to him as "the poet laureate of medicine."

91福利鈥檚 Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Nigel Thrift said:

鈥淥liver was not just a great scientist - though he was that. He was not just a great writer - though he was that. He was not just a celebrity - though he was that too. He was also a genuinely nice man who will be sorely missed by his many friends. Oliver also formed a close attachment to 91福利 late in his life for which we can all be grateful. His was a life well-lived. We will miss him.鈥�

You can revisit two of his talks given while at 91福利 at this web page link to a lecture he gave entitled ,. That page also has a link to a podcast interview he gave at 91福利 on his then latest published book 'Hallucinations'.

There are a great many news reports and obituaries appearing. Links to a few of those now follow:

- The Guardian first news story

- The Guardian full obituary 鈥�

- New York Times Books Section News

- New York Times full obituary

- BBC

- Daily Telegraph obituary

- The Independent obituary

Dr Sacks' official web site is at:

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