Helen Werner obituary
My mother-in-law, Helen Werner, who has died aged 92, used her fluency in German to listen in to torpedo boats, submarines and aircraft at East Anglian Y-stations during the second world war. Her...
View ArticleDavid Mackay obituary
Architect in the Barcelona practice that designed the athletes’ village and harbour for the city’s Olympic Games in 1992David Mackay, who has died aged 80, was a partner in the Barcelona architecture...
View ArticleArnold Klopper obituary
Arnold Klopper, who has died at the age of 92, was professor of reproductive endocrinology at Aberdeen University. He made fundamental advances in research on human fertility, which earned him an...
View ArticleAidan Plender obituary
My brother, Aidan Plender, who has died aged 64, will be remembered in Wales and further afield for his considerable contribution to the arts. A former general manager of St David’s Hall, Cardiff, the...
View ArticleJovan Cirilov obituary
Theatre producer and writer who co-founded the Belgrade international theatre festivalIn 1967 Jovan Cirilov, who has died aged 83, co-founded the Belgrade international theatre festival (Bitef) with...
View ArticleMarion Barry obituary
Controversial mayor of Washington DC caught in a notorious FBI crack cocaine sting‘I may not be perfect,” said Marion Barry, four times mayor of the capital of the US, “but I’m perfect for Washington.”...
View ArticleAnice Paterson obituary
My friend and colleague Anice Paterson, who has died of cancer aged 74, was a leading figure in music education dedicated to supporting teachers.As music adviser for Leicestershire in the late 1980s...
View ArticleBill Pritchard obituary
My friend Bill Pritchard, who has died aged 74, was a mining electrician at Whitwell and then Creswell collieries in north Derbyshire, and at the latter pit became president of the National Union of...
View ArticleAlexander Grothendieck obituary
He sought out the connections between whole areas of mathematicsAlexander Grothendieck, who has died aged 86, was the leading figure in reshaping the contours of mathematics in the second half of the...
View ArticleSuzanne Dore obituary
My mother, Suzanne Dore, who has died aged 90, shrugged off the drawbacks of an education disrupted by the second world war. Her older siblings, Judith and John Fay, both went on to higher things,...
View ArticleLetter: Thurston Hopkins was destined to become a star of Picture Post
Thurston Hopkins was one of the few surviving photographers from what came to be referred to as the “golden age” of reportage. Arguably it was his background in fine art and illustration that meant he...
View ArticlePaul Vaughan obituary
Broadcaster loved for his mellifluous voice on radio and televisionI first heard the voice in Oxford in the late 1940s during a college production of King John. “Now, say, Chatillon, what would France...
View ArticleFrankie Fraser obituary
Gangland criminal and in later life a minor media celebrityFrancis Davidson Fraser, known as “Mad” Frankie Fraser, was the scourge of prison governors and warders up and down Britain during the periods...
View ArticlePhillip Hughes obituary: a very modern batsman who was heading for greatness
The hugely talented Australian had such a strong work ethic that his boyhood cricket club moved its bowling machine to his houseAs an opening batsman, the Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes, who has...
View ArticlePhillip Hughes – a life in pictures
Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes has died in hospital after being struck on the head by a short delivery during a match in Sydney. Hughes played 26 Tests for Australia, making his Test debut in 2009...
View ArticlePD James obituary
Crime writer whose poet-detective Adam Dalgliesh featured in a series of bestsellersNews: PD James, queen of crime fiction, dies aged 94PD James: in quotesPD James, Lady James of Holland Park, who has...
View ArticlePD James: ‘Any of the events in Phyllis’s books might have happened’
Ruth Rendell looks back on her 40-year friendship with her fellow crime novelist PD James – ‘such a nice woman’ • PD James, queen of crime fiction, dies aged 94I’ve known Phyllis for about 40 years. We...
View ArticleHermione Hobhouse obituary
Architectural historian who made a compelling case for preserving London’s historic buildingsHermione Hobhouse, who has died aged 80, made a significant contribution to London, both as a historian of...
View ArticleLetter: John Samuel obituary
As a keen follower of international ski racing, I was saddened to learn of the death of John Samuel. His writing was always fair-minded, insightful and informative, and he commanded the respect of the...
View ArticleLucien Clergue obituary
Photographer whose images reflected his preoccupation with death and melancholyThe photographer Lucien Clergue, who has died aged 80, was on first-name terms with death. It was everywhere: in the sand...
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