Kathy Wilkes
Kathleen Vaughan Wilkes (June 23, 1946 – August 21, 2003) was an English philosopher and academic who played an important part in rebuilding the education systems of former Communist countries after 1990. She established her reputation as an academic with her contributions to the philosophy of mind in two major works and many articles in professional journals. As a conscientious college tutor, she won the respect and affection of her students and academic colleagues. Her most notable contribution lay in her clandestine activities behind the Iron Curtain, which led to the establishment of underground universities and academic networks in Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe. For her work in support of this network President Vaclav Havel awarded her the Commemorative Medal of the President of the Czech Republic in October 1998.
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