Browsing: obituary

The world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91, her institute has said. Born in London in 1934, Goodall began researching free-living chimpanzees…

My mother, Rosalind Hinton, who has died aged 94, was a force of nature – a woman of intellect, strength, humour and mischief. Although she often…

Patrick Vaughan, who has died aged 87, was a pre-eminent epidemiologist and a director of the Tropical Epidemiology Unit at the London School of Hygiene &…

My friend David Enoch, who has died aged 99, made his greatest mark as a campaigner for humane mental health care and was a founding fellow…

As long as popular songs are sung, Alan Bergman’s name will be in lights. With his wife and writing partner Marilyn, Bergman, who has died aged…

My husband, Ulrich Loening, who has died aged 94, was a lecturer first in the botany and then in the zoology departments (now the molecular plant…

The pioneering French obstetrician Michel Odent, who has died aged 95, spent more than 50 years passionately promoting understanding of the natural physiology of childbirth. From…

My brother, Andy Saunders, who has died aged 62, was born in the same year as Doctor Who, and became an unswerving devotee of the programme.Andy,…

The German physicist Herwig Schopper, who has died aged 101, was director general of Cern, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, from 1981 to 1988, overseeing…

When my mother, Jenny Cox, who has died aged 86 of cancer, was admitted to hospice care, she told staff of her passions: her grandchildren and…