Stephen Hawking, an appreciation: ‘He had an unquenchable zest for life’ Read moreAmong those paying their respects was Carl Green, 42, from Peterborough. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PALaragh Jeanroy, who was at school with Hawking’s daughter, Lucy, was another paying her respects. As befits a man who seemed as comfortable with celebrity as he was with the cerebral, Hawking’s funeral drew a starry crowd. “He was a great man,” one woman said. Hawking’s life is similar, in terms of the transition it has seen.”And, like Churchill, Hawking was a protean character.

Source: The Guardian March 31, 2018 07:51 UTC