Chris Squire obituary
Co-founder of the prog rock group Yes whose bass playing moulded their unique soundHaving been a founding member of Yes in 1968, Chris Squire, who has died aged 67 from leukaemia, remained committed to...
View ArticleKirsty Hall obituary
Psychoanalyst who challenged traditional attitudes within her professionMy friend Kirsty Hall, who has died of cancer aged 67, was for years a well-known figure in London’s psychoanalytic community,...
View ArticleZero Quensel obituary
Environmentalist who embraced Sufism and devoted herself to charitable workMy friend Zero Quensel, who has died of cancer aged 63, led a colourful life characterised by her commitment to environmental...
View ArticleAlfred Daniels obituary
My friend Alfred Daniels, known as Danny, who has died aged 90, had a passion for painting. He was always able to draw out his subjects’ particular characters, whether he was painting buildings, people...
View ArticleGunther Schuller
American conductor, author, horn player and composer of more than 200 solo and orchestral works, whose interests stretched from chamber music to opera and jazzThe American musician Gunther Schuller,...
View ArticleErnest Tomlinson
Prolific composer who fought to preserve Britain’s light music heritage by founding a library devoted to the formAfter falling out of favour in the middle of the last century, light music, once a major...
View ArticleGordon Clark obituary
My father, Gordon “Nobby” Clark, who has died aged 90, was for many years a Fleet Street journalist and industrial correspondent for the Press Association.Born in Rainham, Kent, the only child of...
View ArticleHermann Zapf obituary
Renowned typographer who designed faces such as Optima, Palatino and Dingbats and kept up with technological changes across seven decadesIn 1963 Hermann Zapf walked into an American design school,...
View ArticleSir Nicholas Winton obituary
‘British Schindler’ who organised the rescue of hundreds of children in Czechoslovakia from the Nazis in the months before the second world warIt is not always true that the good die young. Sir...
View ArticleEdward Greenfield obituary
Classical music critic at the Guardian for almost 30 years, who sought to ‘appreciate’ rather than let nitpicking spoil enjoymentThe kindest and most considerate of critics, the conductor Sir Antonio...
View ArticleVal Doonican obituary
Singer who entertained viewers for many years as the easygoing host of his own TV showThe entertainer Val Doonican, who has died aged 88, had a string of middle-of-the-road hits and was at the heart of...
View ArticleBarbara Bagilhole obituary
Academic whose work on equal opportunities and diversity challenged the culture of sexism in civil engineeringThrough her outstanding contribution to the study of equal opportunities and diversity,...
View ArticleJoe Shennan obituary
Historian who became a pioneer of European studiesThe historian Joe Shennan, who has died aged 82, wrote as JH Shennan on the politics of the French ancien régime, the Bourbon monarchy overthrown...
View ArticleMike Hall obituary
My first boss, Mike Hall, who has died aged 69, helped to found Simon House in Oxford in the 1960s. Everyone was welcome at this night shelter for the homeless, whatever their condition. Then, in the...
View ArticleFelicia Kentridge obituary
Felicia Kentridge, who has died aged 85, was the co-founder of South Africa’s Legal Resources Centre, which, through a series of test cases, overturned some of the most oppressive features of the...
View ArticleZena Clayton obituary
My mother-in-law, Zena Clayton, was a leading light in the Women’s Campaign for Soviet Jewry – also known as “the 35s” – whose efforts contributed to hundreds of thousands of Jews being allowed to...
View ArticleTerry Staples obituary
My husband, Terry Staples, who has died aged 75, was a teacher and one of the driving forces behind popular weekend screenings for children at the National Film Theatre in the 1980s.Terry was born in...
View ArticleJohn Jordan obituary
My father, John Jordan, who has died aged 74 after a long illness, was a sound recordist on many television programmes, including Blue Peter and the Morecambe and Wise show, in the 1960s and 70s. He...
View ArticleJamie Rentoul obituary
My brother Jamie Rentoul, who has died of cancer aged 50, was a distinguished civil servant, but he was modest about his brilliant career. It wasn’t until he died that I realised just how important he...
View ArticleLetter: Jules Wright obituary
In 2000, my wife, Frances, then working nearby, chanced upon the Wapping Project and we visited many times during its 13-year life. During that period we celebrated birthdays, anniversaries and other...
View Article