# Simon Winchester, Author of 'The Professor and the Madman,' Has Died

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- Original source: <https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/obituaries/simon-winchester-dead.html>
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- Submitted to Hacker News: 2026-11-08T04:07:21.000Z

Information about the death of author Simon Winchester and his works.

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