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  • Friday, 27 October, 2023
    Li Keqiang
    Li Keqiang, Chinese premier, 1955-2023

    Once seen as a possible Communist party leader, he struggled to enact economic reforms under Xi Jinping

    Li Keqiang: unlike many of China’s leaders, he was not a ‘princeling' but born to a family of lower-level local party officials
  • Tuesday, 24 October, 2023
    Max Corden
    Max Corden, economist, 1927-2023

    His intellectual legacy in the field of trade was significant — as was his desire to make the world a better place

    A balding man in glasses and a dark suit
  • Saturday, 21 October, 2023
    Giselle Khoury
    Giselle Khoury, journalist, 1961-2023

    She was known for her gentle skewering of world leaders, and her commitment to free expression in her beloved Lebanon

    Giselle Khoury in 2019. Her cross-examinations of politicians were beamed from Lebanon into millions of homes around the Mena region
  • Friday, 13 October, 2023
    UK economy
    Nicholas Crafts, economic historian, 1949-2023

    His definitive account of Britain’s Industrial Revolution became the essential reference for generations of economists

    Nicholas Crafts
  • Thursday, 5 October, 2023
    MS Swaminathan
    MS Swaminathan, architect of India’s green revolution, 1925-2023

    His work transformed a chronically hungry nation into one of the world’s largest food producers

    MS Swaminathan in 2018
  • Saturday, 30 September, 2023
    Dianne Feinstein
    Dianne Feinstein, US senator, 1933-2023

    A trailblazing Californian politician who drew criticism from her own party towards the end of a 45-year career

  • Saturday, 30 September, 2023
    Matteo Messina Denaro
    Matteo Messina Denaro, Italian mafioso, 1962-2023

    The luxury-loving, womanising fugitive shifted the Cosa Nostra’s focus from violence to wealth

    Matteo Messina Denaro after his arrest in Palermo, Sicily, in January
  • Saturday, 23 September, 2023
    Giorgio Napolitano
    Giorgio Napolitano, Italian statesman, 1925-2023

    The first former communist to serve as head of state, he played an indispensable role in overcoming the 2011 eurozone crisis

  • Saturday, 23 September, 2023
    Gita Mehta
    Gita Mehta, writer and journalist, 1943-2023

    Her colourful books and intrepid reporting sidestepped stereotypes of India in favour of a more nuanced portrait

    Gita Mehta in 1997. ‘I wanted to write a postcolonial book which was not an apology,’ she said at the time
  • Saturday, 16 September, 2023
    Karen Bakker
    Karen Bakker, scientist and author, 1971-2023

    Her boundary-pushing work on how animals communicate was just one part of her considerable legacy

    Karen Bakker
  • Saturday, 9 September, 2023
    Edith Grossman
    Edith Grossman, translator, 1936-2023

    The voice of García Márquez and Vargas Llosa, she drew the world’s attention to the value of her craft

    Edith Grossman at her New York home in 2010
  • Saturday, 2 September, 2023
    Mohamed Al Fayed
    Mohamed Al Fayed, businessman, 1929-2023

    The Egyptian cut a swath through British society whose recognition he craved

  • Saturday, 26 August, 2023
    Isabel Crook
    Isabel Crook, anthropologist and chronicler of China’s communist revolution, 1915-2023

    A sympathetic westerner who became a participant-observer as the country transformed

  • Wednesday, 23 August, 2023
    Yevgeny Prigozhin
    Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner warlord, 1961 — 2023

    The shadowy head of the Russian mercenary group belonged to a new breed of criminal entrepreneur

  • Saturday, 19 August, 2023
    Clarence Avant
    Clarence Avant, music executive, 1931-2023

    Known as the ‘Black Godfather’, his behind-the-scenes talent for making connections transformed many careers

    Clarence Avant at a 2016 ceremony in California honouring his work
  • Saturday, 12 August, 2023
    William Friedkin
    William Friedkin, director, 1935-2023

    Making his name with ‘The French Connection’ and ‘The Exorcist’ set a near-impossible standard for his later films

    For every success enjoyed by William Friedkin, there was an equal, if not greater, disappointment
  • Saturday, 5 August, 2023
    Malcolm Deas
    Malcolm Deas, historian, 1941-2023

    A sage adviser to spies and Colombian presidents, he was the acme of an Oxford don

    Malcolm Deas receives an award in Barranquilla, Colombia. His ideas helped shape the security policies that tamed the country’s drug cartels and end its civil conflict
  • Saturday, 29 July, 2023
    George Alagiah
    George Alagiah, journalist and broadcaster, 1955-2023

    As a foreign correspondent, his empathy shone through his reporting

    George Alagiah’s ability to remain dispassionate, while identifying with the people on whom he reported, made viewers trust him
  • Thursday, 27 July, 2023
    Sinéad O'Connor
    Sinéad O’Connor, singer, 1966-2023

    The mesmerising artist used her platform to shine a light on the issues she cared about

    Sinéad O’Connor was a deeply spiritual person who spoke out against child abuse in the Catholic Church and supported the rights of women and immigrants
  • Saturday, 22 July, 2023
    Harry Frankfurt
    Harry Frankfurt, philosopher, 1929-2023

    The authority on free will scored a surprise bestseller with ‘On Bullshit’

    A balding man with beard and glasses sits on an ottoman near bookshelves
  • Wednesday, 12 July, 2023
    Milan Kundera
    Milan Kundera, author, 1929-2023

    Czech-born novelist and essayist who diagnosed how communism ruptured the unity of European culture

    A black and white photo of Milan Kundera
  • Saturday, 8 July, 2023
    Christine King Farris
    Christine King Farris, civil rights activist, 1927-2023

    The sister of Martin Luther King Jr was an author, professor and campaigner in her own right

    A woman in an elaborate black and white headdress smiles
  • Tuesday, 4 July, 2023
    Brian Winterflood
    Brian Winterflood, champion of small listed companies, 1937-2023

    A charming but exacting ‘jobber’ who brought together risk-takers to invest in future innovators

    A man in a shirt and tie stands in front of a bank of computer screens
  • Saturday, 1 July, 2023
    Harry Markowitz
    Harry Markowitz, economist, 1927-2023

    He sparked a revolution in the way financial markets are understood

    Harry Markowitz
  • Saturday, 24 June, 2023
    Donald Triplett
    Donald Triplett, first person diagnosed with autism, 1933-2023

    ‘Case 1’ in the study of the condition, he advanced understanding of it, while living a full and quiet life

    An older man wears a green suit jacket and checked shirt
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