From: Gary Mongiovi (MONGIOVG@stjohns.edu)
Date: Fri May 16 2008 - 08:42:44 EDT
About 20 years ago my path crossed Cyril Smith's at the LSE. I was there to use the Library and visit the Economists'Bookshop, and somehow he & I struck up a conversation about Sraffa & Marx. He invited me to a seminar he was holding that day on "Neo-Ricardianism" and Marx. He and the other participants, a small group, were clearly unsympathetic to Sraffa, so I was there holding up the side. That was my only encounter with him and I am unfamiliar with his life & work, but I have a warm memory of a decent, gracious, intelligent man who relished serious debate. Gary -----Original Message----- From: ope-bounces@lists.csuchico.edu on behalf of GERALD LEVY Sent: Fri 5/16/2008 7:29 AM To: ope@lists.csuchico.edu Cc: Subject: [OPE] Cyril Smith's death and life Excerpt from another list: > the following message from Andy Blunden: > "We have received news today that the British Communist Cyril Smith has > died. He suffered a serious stroke several years ago, recovered, but > then suffered a further short illness before dying on the weekend. > "See http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/smith-cyril/index.htm > "He is sadly missed." > Cyril's funeral will be held next Thursday, 22May, at 11.00 am, at > Lambeth > Crematorium, Blackshaw Road, London SW17. After the ceremony there will > be refreshments at the Leather Bottle pub on Garratt Lane, where > Cyril's daughters, Emma & Laura, hope people will join them in > celebrating what a wonderful person Cyril was and sharing some memories. _______________________________________________ ope mailing list ope@lists.csuchico.edu https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/ope
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