Alexei Likhtman obituary
My former colleague at Leeds University Alexei Likhtman, who has died aged 44 after a fall while hiking, was a leading scientist, who showed how computer simulation could be used in imaginative new...
View ArticleChristy O’Connor Jr obituary
Irish golfer best known for the shot that helped Europe retain the Ryder Cup in 1989In a successful professional career that spanned three decades, the Irish golfer Christy O’Connor Jr, who has died...
View ArticleJack Aaronson obituary
My father, Jack Aaronson, who has died aged 97, spent three decades as a principled and successful “company doctor”, helping to rescue failing manufacturing companies, as well as organisations such as...
View ArticleAndrew Ciechanowiecki obituary
My friend and mentor, Andrew Ciechanowiecki, who has died aged 91, was a gallery owner and authority on Old Master sculpture. Andrew settled in London in the early 1960s, becoming a director of the...
View ArticleBill Morris obituary
My father, Bill Morris, who has died aged 94, had a long and successful career as an English teacher.Born in Hereford to Emily (nee Johnson), a cleaner, and Rupert, a post office worker, Bill spent...
View ArticleBarbara Williamson obituary
My mother, Barbara Williamson, who has died aged 81, was an Oxford University careers adviser, retiring as deputy head of the service, and the second woman to chair the bench of Oxford magistrates. But...
View ArticleGeoffrey Whatmore obituary
My fellow news librarian, Geoffrey Whatmore, who has died aged 95, was one of the key figures in the world of media information during the second half of the 20th century. Appointed in the early 1950s...
View ArticleRichard Denyer obituary
Photographer whose work was rooted in the people and landscape of East AngliaThe photographs of Richard Denyer, who has died aged 65 of a pulmonary embolism, set out to capture the landscape of East...
View ArticleRichard Sapper
Industrial designer who added flair and elegance to engineering skillThe industrial designer Richard Sapper, who has died aged 83, combined the rationality and technical virtuosity of German design and...
View ArticleAndré Courrèges obituary
French fashion designer who popularised an ethereal, space-age look in the 1960sA radical future was in fashion for a while in the 1960s, its girls gleaming ethereal in silver and white. The lead...
View ArticleMike Davies obituary
One of Britain’s leading tennis players in the late 1950s who went on to become an influential administrator in the sportMike Davies, who has died aged 79, became the No 1 tennis player in Britain in...
View ArticleEd Stewart obituary
DJ, broadcaster and television presenter best known for his radio request show Junior Choice and the children’s TV series CrackerjackEd “Stewpot” Stewart, who has died aged 74 following a stroke,...
View ArticleDavid Bowie's life and career – in pictures
The legendary musician has died at the age of 69 after an 18-month battle with cancer. Here’s a look back at one of the most colourful careers in rock historyWatch: Bowie in his own words: highlights...
View ArticleDavid Bowie obituary
Artist who blazed a trail of musical trends and pop fashion, reinventing himself, his music and media across many decadesUntil the last, David Bowie, who has died of cancer, was still capable of...
View ArticleLetter: I played football with Don Howe
I am ridiculously proud of having played football with Don Howe, albeit with a tennis ball at the Royal Artillery training camp in Oswestry, Shropshire, when he was an 18-year-old undertaking national...
View ArticleMaria Teresa de Filippis
Motor racing driver who was the first woman to compete in a Formula 1 world championship grand prixMost of the exotic specimens posing in the present day Formula One paddock would have been too busy...
View ArticleJoan Jenkins obituary
My friend Joan Jenkins, who has died aged 79, first developed an interest in politics when she was a teenager. Always one to fight against inequality and injustice, she started attending political...
View ArticleChandran Owen obituary
My husband Chandran Owen, who has died from pancreatic cancer aged 62, was a citizen of the world. He was born in India, then lived and worked in Africa, before settling in Britain, where he worked for...
View ArticleDavid Hale obituary
My father, David Hale, who has died aged 80, devoted his life to teaching mathematics. His first appointment was in 1959 at the newly-opened Thomas Bennett school in the new town of Crawley, Sussex,...
View ArticleLisl Klein obituary
It was only on taking a temporary job as a factory worker that our friend and colleague Lisl Klein, who has died aged 87, found her true metier. Packing pills in the East End of London in the 1950s,...
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