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Angus Merker McLellan was a Wikipedia administrator and long-term contributor to the project, known for his work on articles about related to Scotland, and about the Middle Ages. He passed away on [https://www.funeralguide.co.uk/obituaries/69960 November 15, 2019] after a brief battle with [[lymphoma]]. |
Angus Merker McLellan was a Wikipedia administrator and long-term contributor to the project, known for his work on articles about related to Scotland, and about the Middle Ages. He passed away on [https://www.funeralguide.co.uk/obituaries/69960 November 15, 2019] after a brief battle with [[lymphoma]]. |
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Brian Boulton, a retired academic, died on 9 December 2019. He joined Wikipedia as early as 2003, editing as an IP until late 2007. At first he worked mainly on polar history articles and biographies, but later branched into classical music, literature, politics and history, with a curious taste for marine disasters from time to time. He was responsible for getting more than 100 articles to FA, and at the same time was a tireless, patient and immensely helpful reviewer. |
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He was unfailingly courteous, even to the few editors who persistently irritated him: he had private nicknames for a few of the worst offenders, but never let his exasperation show in his contributions. A fair few London-based Wikipedians had the pleasure of meeting him, and he was as convivial in real life as he was kindly and wise on Wikipedia. "He was a mentor to us all", said one tribute on his talk page, and indeed he was. |
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2019
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Lise Summers (Morethangrass)
Lise Summers, a professional archivist, passed on 10 August 2019. As well as editing Wikipedia since 2012, Lise was a strong advocate for Wikipedia and its sister projects in the worlds of libraries and archives. She was Senior Archivist at the State Records Office of Western Australia, and between 2012 and 2015 was President of the History Council of Western Australia. In her role as a council member of the Australian Society of Archivists (tribute), and conference program chair, she arranged for the closing keynote of their 2018 conference to be on the subject "Wikipedia Loves Archives: Archives Should Love Wikipedia, Too".
Jim Council (James Council)
Jim Council, a professor of psychology at North Dakota State University, passed away on July 19, 2019. A Wikipedian since 2012, Jim's biggest contributions came through the contributions of the more than 350 student editors that he brought to Wikipedia, starting in 2014, who added over 150,000 words to mainspace. Jim served on the faculty of the Psychology Department at NDSU for 31 years as a professor, department chair, associate dean, and dean. But what stood out more than anything was his kindness.
Angus McLellan (Angusmclellan)
Angus Merker McLellan was a Wikipedia administrator and long-term contributor to the project, known for his work on articles about related to Scotland, and about the Middle Ages. He passed away on November 15, 2019 after a brief battle with lymphoma.
Brian Boulton (Brianboulton
Brian Boulton, a retired academic, died on 9 December 2019. He joined Wikipedia as early as 2003, editing as an IP until late 2007. At first he worked mainly on polar history articles and biographies, but later branched into classical music, literature, politics and history, with a curious taste for marine disasters from time to time. He was responsible for getting more than 100 articles to FA, and at the same time was a tireless, patient and immensely helpful reviewer.
He was unfailingly courteous, even to the few editors who persistently irritated him: he had private nicknames for a few of the worst offenders, but never let his exasperation show in his contributions. A fair few London-based Wikipedians had the pleasure of meeting him, and he was as convivial in real life as he was kindly and wise on Wikipedia. "He was a mentor to us all", said one tribute on his talk page, and indeed he was.