His wiki article has been updated to say that he passed away recently. Are there any other sources confirming that? Thanks.
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1$\begingroup$ For what it's worth, that edit seems to have been made by someone in the city of Béziers in France (though could be through a VPN, or via Tor, or...). Others may be able to glean information from that fact. $\endgroup$– David Roberts ModCommented Dec 28, 2018 at 6:56
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3$\begingroup$ Properly speaking, though, asking whether or not this is a suitable question to ask on MO means this could go on meta. $\endgroup$– David Roberts ModCommented Dec 28, 2018 at 7:17
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2$\begingroup$ I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is no longer relevant (the question asked whether some information, now confirmed, is reliable) $\endgroup$– YCorCommented Dec 28, 2018 at 19:00
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$\begingroup$ maybe ask en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_John_Birch ? $\endgroup$– JMPCommented Jan 7, 2019 at 9:48
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The answer seems to be yes (from private sources close to Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer).
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$\begingroup$ Thanks for confirming, though it is not pleasant. $\endgroup$– David Roberts ModCommented Dec 29, 2018 at 3:46
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11$\begingroup$ Just so there is a definite link: caths.cam.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-events/… $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 29, 2018 at 4:44
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3$\begingroup$ Obituary at trin.cam.ac.uk/news/sir-peter-swinnerton-dyer-1927-2018 $\endgroup$ Commented Jan 2, 2019 at 22:16