Jean-Luc Dehaene
Belgian prime minister and EU federalist with a forte for negotiationJean-Luc Dehaene, who has died aged 73, was a Belgian prime minister and ardent European federalist whose backroom negotiating...
View ArticlePeter York on David Abbott: 'As close as adland gets to a registered saint'
David Abbott didn't fit any of the colourful stereotypes in my well-worn taxonomy of adland. He wasn't a well-connected Chelsea Boy account director, a street-smart, big- deal, big-bellied media...
View ArticleGerard Benson obituary
Member of the anarchic Barrow Poets who also wrote prize-winning children's verseThe poet Gerard Benson, who has died aged 83, published 10 volumes of poems and prize-winning collections for children;...
View ArticleAdam Gelbtuch obituary
My friend and colleague Adam Gelbtuch, who has died aged 93, was the joint founder of Pion, a long-established publisher of academic and technical journals, including Perception and the four...
View ArticleRuth Ziolkowski obituary
Driving force behind a decades-long project to sculpt a vast memorial to Crazy Horse out of the Black Hills of DakotaRuth Ziolkowski, who has died aged 87, spent much of her life helping her husband,...
View ArticleDavid Allen obituary
Gloucestershire and England cricketer who saved the day against West Indies in 1963David Allen, who has died aged 78, was an extremely accomplished cricketer, both for Gloucestershire and for England....
View ArticleIan McIntyre obituary
Controller of Radio 3 and Radio 4 who caused controversy with his shakeup of the schedulesThe writer and broadcaster Ian McIntyre, who has died aged 82, was unusual in running both BBC Radio 4 and...
View ArticleMaya Angelou obituary
Writer, poet and civil rights campaigner lauded for her memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsThe writer Maya Angelou, who has died aged 86, won acclaim for her first autobiographical memoir, I Know...
View ArticleMaya Angelou - a life in pictures
Maya Angelou has died aged 86. Look back below at some prominent moments from the author and activist's lifeObituary: Maya AngelouAngelou in quotes: 'Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud'Podcast...
View ArticleMichael Schmidt obituary
German photographer who recently won the Prix Pictet for his series exploring global food productionThe German photographer Michael Schmidt has died, aged 68, of cancer, three days after winning the...
View ArticleMalcolm Glazer obituary
American businessman who bought Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Manchester UnitedWhen the US businessman Malcolm Glazer took over Manchester United football club in 2005, concerns focused on the differences...
View ArticleJohn Cairns obituary
My husband, John Cairns, who has died aged 92, was an author, a consultant on international development and a champion of women's education worldwide.John was born in Ontario, Canada, to Lily (nee...
View ArticleKendrick Partington obituary
It was a privilege to be one of many boys at Nottingham High School encouraged by Kendrick Partington, who has died aged 88, to share the enjoyment of high-calibre choral singing. As the school's...
View ArticleRobyn Denny obituary
Leading abstract artist of the 1960s and 70s who returned to the spotlight in later lifeConfronted by the monumental hard-edge paintings from the mid-1960s of Robyn Denny, who has died aged 83, the...
View ArticleMassimo Vignelli obituary
Italian designer who captured the spirit, if not the geography, of modern New YorkThe greatest achievement of the designer Massimo Vignelli, who has died aged 83, was to give America a modern look....
View ArticleKarlheinz Böhm obituary
Film actor whose role in Peeping Tom led to international successAmong contrasting roles in the career of the actor Karlheinz Böhm, who has died aged 86, were a romantic portrayal of Emperor Franz...
View ArticleMaya Angelou appreciation 'The ache for home lives in all of us'
Maya Angelou said she had thousands of daughters. I wonder if she ever knew really how manyMaya Angelou said often that although she gave birth to one son, she had thousands of daughters. "I have...
View ArticleBarbara Murray obituary
Elegant stage and screen actor who starred in the TV series The Power Game and as Ammonia in the film of Up PompeiiThe actor Barbara Murray, who has died aged 84, was a striking presence on screen,...
View ArticleSir John Gorman obituary
Businessman, war hero and Roman Catholic Ulster Unionist politician who did much for Northern Ireland's peace processSir John Gorman, who has died aged 91, was an unusual figure in Northern Irish life,...
View ArticleCedric Thornberry obituary
Human rights lawyer who played a key part in the UN's attempts to resolve conflict in areas such as Namibia and the BalkansCedric Thornberry, who has died aged 77, always looked for ways of using his...
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