Forwarding without attribution from another list I'm on: > Date: 14 Dec 2018 22:27:00 > Subject: Tim May > > I am sorry to report that Tim May has passed away, apparently of > natural causes. I know that Tim was a controversial figure on this > list. Actually, I can't think of any list or community where Tim was > not a controversial figure! But, to those of us who were his fans, > Tim was a giant. My condolences to all of you.
I have not seen independent confirmation or an obituary, and his Wikipedia page isn't updated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_C._May Among other things, that page mentions: "Writings on cryptography and privacy: May was a founding member of, and has been one of the most voluminous contributors to, Cypherpunks electronic mailing list. He wrote extensively on cryptography and privacy from the 1990s through 2003." - gbn
