Sir Edward Eveleigh obituary
Judge who presided over the second of the remarkable trials of George Ince in 1973It was unsurprising that two such diametrically opposite judges as Aubrey Melford Stevenson and Edward Eveleigh they...
View ArticleChristopher van Wyk: farewell to a South African literary icon
The death of the author, poet and activist who became a distinctive post-apartheid voice is a devastating cultural blowNot long after the death of Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer, South Africa has lost...
View ArticleAngus Macleod obituary
Angus Macleod, Scottish editor of the Times, who has died of cancer aged 63, was one of a formidable team of talented young journalists who passed through the Scotsman's London office in the 1970s and...
View ArticleChristine Ball obituary
My wife, Christine Ball, who has died of cancer aged 65, was a tireless collector and distributor of knowledge. Just how tireless and prolific has only now become fully apparent.Daughter of Ron and...
View ArticleJohn Moat obituary
Poet who co-founded the creative-writing venture ArvonA chance meeting in a Berkshire pub in 1963 between two young poets, John Fairfax and John Moat, began a friendship that was to lead, with the...
View ArticleBill Tippett obituary
My friend, Bill Tippett, who has died aged 70, was a passionate environmentalist who worked for Milliken, the carpet manufacturing giant that aims to produce zero waste, in Britain and the US. He...
View ArticleThomas Burke obituary
My father, Thomas Burke, who has died aged 94, was born into a close-knit but poor family in Stepney, east London. His father was a dock labourer, and his mother brought up five children. His early...
View ArticleJudith Powell obituary
My friend Judith Powell, who has died aged 90, was a physiotherapist who attended both London Olympics and whose clients included some of the leading figures of the British stage, screen and concert...
View ArticleTony McMichael obituary
Australian public health researcher who established the link between climate change and diseaseThe scope of epidemiology has expanded dramatically over the past 150 years, from its origins seeking to...
View ArticleAndrew Kerr obituary
One of the founders of the Glastonbury festival, he straddled the worlds of relaxed privilege and mysticismAndrew Kerr, who has died at the age of 80, was one of the founders of the Glastonbury...
View ArticleMarian Seldes obituary
Renowned Broadway star associated with the work of Edward AlbeeMarian Seldes, who has died aged 86, was a much-loved, genuine star, even though almost always in supporting roles, and the essence of...
View ArticleClaire Walsh obituary
Literary publicist and inspiration to the author JG Ballard, her long-time companionClaire Walsh, who has died of cancer aged 73, was a well-known figure in the London literary and artistic world of...
View ArticleBarrie Marmion obituary
My former colleague Barrie Marmion, who has died aged 94, was a clinical microbiologist who made a number of important discoveries about diseases including Q fever (an animal infection transferable to...
View ArticleMichael Hayes obituary
My father, Michael Hayes, the television director and producer, and former Shakespearean actor, who has died aged 85, is best known for directing 14 episodes of Doctor Who (with Tom Baker, 1978-79), An...
View ArticleMartyn Grubb obituary
My father, Martyn Grubb, who has died aged 87, was one of England's first worker priests after the second world war although ordained, worker priests did not take a church position but worked in an...
View ArticleChris Bartlett obituary
My father, Chris Bartlett, who has died aged 83, was an engineer who ensured that people all over the world had access to water. Spending his entire career with the engineering consultants Binnie &...
View ArticleSir Jocelyn Stevens obituary
Ruthless Fleet Street magnate who later shook up the Royal College of Art and English HeritageJocelyn Stevens, who has died aged 82, was perhaps the last of the old-style Fleet Street bosses, revelling...
View ArticleNigel Walker obituary
Former director of the Institute of Criminology at Cambridge who pioneered the development of the subject in the UKThe criminologist Nigel Walker, who has died aged 97, was a key figure in the...
View ArticleNicol Russel obituary
My father, Nicol Russel, who has died aged 92, was one of "the Seven", the group of Oxford University friends that also included Philip Larkin and Kingsley Amis.Nick was born in London, son of Hunter...
View ArticlePhilip Howard obituary
My brother, Philip Howard, who has died aged 80, was a journalist and prolific author. He trained on the Glasgow Herald, becoming its parliamentary correspondent, before joining the Times in 1964. He...
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