Avril Henry
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Avril K. Henry (5 April 1935[1] – 20 April 2016) was an English activist who campaigned for the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia and former professor of English medieval culture at the University of Exeter.[2][3][4] In her works Dr. Henry researched theory of typology.
Henry was born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire to Royal Air Force officer Robert Charles Henry and Eileen Florence Whattam Henry. She committed suicide at her home in Brampford Speke, Devon, near Exeter, on 20 April 2016, aged 81. Her home had been raided by police the previous week after they were tipped off by Interpol that she had bought a euthanasia kit from Mexico.[5][6]
Selected publications
- Biblia Pauperum. Scolar, Aldershot, 1987; ISBN 9780859675420
- The Mirour of Mans Saluacioune: a Middle English translation of Speculum humanae salvationis: a critical edition of the fifteenth-century manuscript illustrated from Der Spiegel der Meschen Behaltnis, Speyer, Drach, c. 1475; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1987; ISBN 0812280547
- The Eton Roundels: Eton College MS 177 'Figurae Bibliorum' A Colour Facsimile With Transcription, Translation and Commentary; ISBN 978-0859677561
References
- ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
- ^ Robert Mendick (21 April 2016). "Retired professor 'killed herself' days after police raid in search of imported drugs". The Telegraph.
- ^ Steven Morris (21 April 2016). "Academic kills herself after importing 'euthanasia kit' illegally". The Guardian.
- ^ Melissa Davey (22 April 2016). "Police raid pushed academic to end her life, says euthanasia advocate". The Guardian.
- ^ "Retired Exeter professor who campaigned for euthanasia to be legalised is found dead at home". Exeter Express and Echo.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Rod Minchin (22 April 2016). "Professor 'killed herself with euthanasia kit bought online'". The Independent.
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