June 18, 2014

2014Stephanie Kwolek, American chemist and engineer (born 1923)^[†]

Stephanie Louise Kwolek was a Polish-American chemist best known for inventing Kevlar. Her career at the DuPont company spanned more than 40 years.

2014Johnny Mann, American singer-songwriter and conductor (born 1928)^[†]

John Russell Mann was an American arranger, composer, conductor, entertainer, singer, and recording artist.

2014Claire Martin, Canadian author (born 1914)^[†]

Claire Martin, was the pseudonym of the Canadian writer Claire Montreuil. She wrote mainly in French. Her novels often have themes of women's liberation and erotic relationships. Martin frequently revealed her devotions toward the "Frenchness" and Quebec nationalism as saying "I prefer to be of Quebec." or "I feel closer to love as a French-Canadian." In her works, Quebec and French-Canadian are portrayed as well-educated and living well. Martin focused her writing style on risks and illnesses of love, and wrote with prejudice and social conventions. Her works are characterized by purity and crafty use of language.

2014Vladimir Popovkin, Russian general (born 1957)^[†]

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Popovkin was a Russian statesman and military figure. He was a commander of the Russian Space Forces, then First Deputy Defense Minister of Russia, then General Director of the Russian Federal Space Agency. He had the military rank of General of the Army and the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.