Obituary

Obituary: Dita Kraus, the ‘Librarian of Auschwitz’

The Holocaust survivor gave hope to other children in the death camp

Kanchha Sherpa, last survivor of 1953 conquest of Everest

Final living member of historic expedition that saw Hillary and Tenzing reach the mountain’s summit

Drew Struzan, movie poster artist ‘of the highest order’

The illustrations were so good, Steven Spielberg said he felt compelled to make his films live up to them

Jilly Cooper, saucy novelist who made Britain smile

Author whose bestselling novels dissected the lives and lust of the English upper-middle class

Jane Goodall, primatologist

The primatologist who over the course of 60 years uncovered the uncannily human world of chimpanzees

Obituary: Patricia Crowther, Sheffield witch

The Wiccan whose humour and self-assurance inspired thousands to join the pre-Christian religion

Obituary: Conor Gearty, unwavering defender of human rights

The barrister and teacher spoke truth to power ‘incisively, passionately and elegantly’

Obituary: Sir Nicholas Grimshaw

Obituary: Sir Nicholas Grimshaw

Obituary: David Baltimore, the visionary virologist

‘Giant discoveries’ in molecular biology earned him a Nobel prize and a stellar reputation

Obituary: Angela Mortimer, British tennis champion

The ‘frail’ Wimbledon, French and Australian grand slam winner made tactical brilliance her hallmark

Obituary: Joe Caroff, designer of the 007 pistol logo

The centenarian, who was paid just $300 for the James Bond symbol, went on to design classic film posters from a Hard Day’s Night to Cabaret

Obituary: Jim Lovell, the calm commander of Apollo 13

The Nasa hero’s ‘Houston, we’ve had a problem’ epitomises an understated but remarkable life

Obituary: Joan Anderson, model who named the Hula Hoop

The fitness fan who was in beauty contests with Marilyn Monroe introduced the toy to 1950s America

Bob Daugherty, a photographer with a knack for capturing history

From political leaders to Derby winners, he was always ahead of the pack in the right place at the right time

Fauja Singh, the 114-year-old sporting legend

The athlete took up long-distance running to cope with personal loss and broke records as a centenarian

Roman Starovoit, politician who fell out of favour with Putin

The sacked Russian transport minister was found dead in his car last week after disappointing his Kremlin masters

Sandy Gall, newsreader and adventurer

The foreign correspondent and ITN anchorman had a particular love of Afghanistan

Barbara Holdridge, the audiobook pioneer

American publisher whose early recordings of Dylan Thomas kickstarted a global phenomenon