Dr. Diane Thompson

[Department of Slavonic Studies, University of Cambridge]

The Department of Slavonic Studies regrets to announce that Dr. Diane Ella Oenning Thompson passed away on March 28th, after a short illness. Diane was a long-time member of the Department, an internationally renowned scholar of nineteenth-century Russian literature, a greatly valued and inspirational teacher and colleague. She had an unwavering commitment to the value of great literature, and a deep sense of the moral purpose of culture; she shared these convictions with many generations of students, here and abroad. She will be greatly missed.

Diane is survived by her husband, Prof. John Griggs Thompson, their daughter, Dr. Kari Sigrid Carstairs, and their two grandsons, Benjamin and Daniel. Her funeral will be held on April 24th at 1.45pm, in the Cambridge Crematorium. Please do let us know if you would like to convey a message (messages sent by mail to slavon at hermes.cam.ac.uk can be transcribed into the card).

 

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