John Mead obituary
In the early 1950s, my husband John Mead, who has died aged 89, was working in the registrar’s office at Durham University. Feeling emotionally and psychologically fragile, he sought help and was...
View ArticleRadwa Ashour obituary
Courageous Egyptian writer, academic and translator known for her Granada trilogyRadwa Ashour was a powerful voice among Egyptian writers of the postwar generation and a writer of exceptional integrity...
View ArticleSir Arthur Bonsall obituary
Wartime codebreaker at Bletchley Park who became head of GCHQSir Arthur Bonsall, who has died aged 97, was a veteran of the second world war codebreaking centre at Bletchley Park, where he played a key...
View ArticleDilwyn Jenkins obituary
Campaigner and writer who spent 40 years supporting Peru’s indigenous peoplesDilwyn Jenkins was a champion of Peru’s indigenous peoples, and particularly of the Ashaninka tribe of the western Amazon,...
View ArticleAnnie Nightingale on the uncompromising Ian McLagan: ‘If he didn’t dig it, he...
Ian McLagan was an avid follower of the Los Angeles radio station KCRW’s daily show Morning Becomes Eclectic. He would sit at the dining table/business HQ at his house in Pasadena, California, making...
View ArticleAndrew Huxley obituary
My friend Andrew Huxley, who has died of cancer aged 66, was probably the only professor of law who could claim to have played in a pub band, designed and made his own shirts, created mosaics in his...
View ArticleRalph Baer obituary
Inventor of the home video game console whose brilliant idea created an industryIn the days when most people were content to relax in front of the family television set, Ralph Baer, who has died aged...
View ArticleJoss Bennathan obituary
My friend Joss Bennathan, who has died aged 56 of cancer, was an immensely gifted theatre director and drama teacher. He excelled at capturing the spirit of classic plays in modern, edgy renditions for...
View ArticleDavid Stoddart obituary
Geographer and world authority on coral atollsDavid Stoddart, who has died aged 77, was one of the leading figures in coral-reef science and conservation. He was a world authority on coral atolls and...
View ArticleRoger Magraw obituary
From early on in his career, my former partner, Roger Magraw, who has died aged 71, was a committed and fearless historian. Standing before several giants of the Oxford history faculty, including Hugh...
View ArticleChris Holmes obituary
Former director of Shelter who oversaw the housing charity’s rapid expansionFew people can have worked in so many different parts of the housing sector as Chris Holmes, former director of Shelter, the...
View ArticleRuth Hirsch obituary
My mother, Ruth Hirsch, who has died aged 87, was a childhood refugee from nazism, who went on to improve the lives of children in places as different as a Chilterns village and deprived areas of...
View ArticleArthur Johnson obituary
As one of the leading music producers at BBC Radio 3 for almost 30 years, Arthur Johnson, who has died aged 74, produced David Munrow’s groundbreaking series Pied Piper: Tales and Music for Young...
View ArticleVivienne Price obituary
Founder of the National Children’s Orchestra who developed the musical talents of thousands of young peopleVivienne Price, who has died aged 83, was the founder of the National Children’s Orchestra...
View ArticleIvor Lewis obituary
My husband, Ivor Lewis, who has died aged 91, was a journalist who helped to lead regional newspapers into the era of new technology.He was born in Newport, south Wales, one of five children of Herbert...
View ArticleAllan Whitworth obituary
My father-in-law, Allan Whitworth, who has died aged 75, lived a life both ordinary and extraordinary. An atheist and socialist, he always sought to better himself and help his fellow humans.Born in...
View ArticleChris May obituary
In the 1970s, while studying for an MA at the School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas), London, my friend Chris May began teaching English to Vietnamese refugees at Isaac Newton school, North...
View ArticleLetter: Sir Fred Catherwood obituary
It was always a puzzle that Sir Fred Catherwood became a Conservative MEP. When his influential book, The Christian in Industrial Society, with its advocacy of co-partnership, was published in 1964,...
View ArticleLetter: Jon Stallworthy obituary
On reading Jon Stallworthy’s obituary, it occurred to me, as friend and literary executor of the poet Henry Reed, how much it would have amused Reed that the confusion between his name and that of the...
View ArticleTom Adams obituary
Actor best known for his role in The Great Escape who became a stalwart of TV dramaThe tall frame and dark good looks of the actor Tom Adams, who has died of cancer aged 76, made him a natural for...
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