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Letter: Sir John Burgh enhanced the British Council's standing
Though Sir John Burgh was indeed a remarkable person, his time at the British Council was more complex than the obituary suggested. It is always difficult when Whitehall mandarins find themselves in...
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Bernadette Lafont obituary
Actor with a natural and rebellious style, she helped to launch the French New WaveBernadette Lafont, who has died aged 74, could have claimed to be the first female star of the Nouvelle Vague....
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Chiwoniso obituary
Zimbabwean singer, songwriter and master of the mbira, a thumb piano traditionally used by male musiciansThe Zimbabwean musician Chiwoniso Maraire, better known as Chiwoniso or simply Chi, has died of...
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George Mitchell, father of fracking, dies at 94
Innovator who first used hydraulic fracturing to drill for natural gas changed the energy landscape late in his lifeGeorge Phydias Mitchell, a petroleum engineer who transformed the natural gas...
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Frederic Lindsay obituary
My friend and former colleague Frederic Lindsay published 13 novels – one apiece for his wife, Shirley, his four children and his eight grandchildren, to whom, each in turn, they were dedicated. Eric,...
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Peter Doughty obituary
My friend Peter Doughty, who has died aged 79, made a major contribution to the study of linguistics with his book Language in Use. The book met the pressing need for a clear approach to language in...
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Amir Abbas Haidari obituary
My father, Amir Abbas Haidari, who has died aged 91, was a poet, writer and lecturer at the School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas) in London. With his great friend and colleague Ann Lambton, he...
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Pat Guerin obituary
Our comrade Pat Guerin, who has died unexpectedly aged 56, was a founder of the Anti Racism Campaign in Ireland in the late 1990s. He moulded an alliance of seasoned politicos and new volunteers into...
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Virginia Johnson obituary
Sex researcher and therapist famed for transforming attitudes to sexuality through her work with William MastersIn 1957 William Masters, a gynaecologist at the Washington University School of Medicine...
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JJ Cale
US singer and guitarist credited with creating 'the Tulsa sound' and whose songs were covered by artists such as Eric ClaptonJJ Cale's biggest hit under his own name was Crazy Mama in 1971, but his...
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Elaine Morgan obituary
Feminist, screenwriter and propounder of the aquatic ape theory of human evolutionElaine Morgan, who has died aged 92, was a delightfully controversial advocate of the aquatic ape theory of human...
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Mick Farren obituary
Music journalist, singer and novelist who incarnated the spirit of rock'n'rollMick Farren did not invent the punk rock movement, but he certainly sounded the alarm with a June 1976 essay in the New...
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Denys de La Patellière obituary
French film director who attracted big stars and box-office success but was disdained by the Nouvelle VagueDenys de La Patellière, who has died aged 92, was of the generation of French film directors...
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Jon Leyne obituary
BBC correspondent noted for his reports on the Arab springJon Leyne, who has died of a brain tumour aged 55, became a familiar face in the latter stages of his distinguished career as a BBC foreign...
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Jean Broughton obituary
The life of our mother, Jean Broughton, who has died aged 97, was devoted to public service. Between 1935 and 1941, she studied medicine at the Royal Free hospital in London and, after completing house...
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Away from the world's hot spots, Jon Leyne was an expert on rowing
Jon Leyne compelled attention whenever he turned up on Today or on BBC News with a story from a hot spot. He also wrote and broadcast with depth and wit on rowing, having rowed throughout his formative...
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Ruth Megaw obituary
My wife, Ruth Megaw, who has died suddenly aged 74, reinvented herself several times in a distinguished academic career that crossed disciplines and continents.She was born Madeline Ruth Miller, in...
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Gary Shearston obituary
In the 1960s, the Australian singer-songwriter Gary Shearston, who has died after a stroke aged 74, recorded a run of highly regarded and influential albums mixing his original compositions and...
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Eileen Brennan obituary
Actor who made her name in comedy films as an acid-tongued, gravel-voiced tyrantEileen Brennan, who has died aged 80, had been a stage actor since the late 1950s, but it was as a largely comic presence...
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Alex Colville
Canadian artist whose experiences at Belsen cast a dark shadow over a lifetime's workAlex Colville, who has died aged 92, took a degree in fine art in 1942, married the poet Rhoda Wright, enlisted in...
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