Obituary
Unearthing ancient mysteries
Barry Kemp spent his career digging up Akhenaten’s abandoned city
The eminent Egyptologist died on May 15th, aged 84
Fixing a likeness
June Mendoza captured both the famous and the unknown
Britain’s most prolific portrait-painter died on May 15th, aged 99
Morality and butchery
Ebrahim Raisi was obsessed with the security of the people
The hardline president of Iran died in a helicopter crash on May 19th, aged 63
Life is too short to stuff a mushroom
Shirley Conran wrote a bonkbuster to teach schoolgirls about sex
The author and campaigner for maths education died on May 9th, aged 91
For the love of giraffes
Anne Innis Dagg devoted her life to the world’s tallest creature
The zoologist and campaigner for equality died on April 1st, aged 91
Inside “Apocalypse Now”
Eleanor Coppola recorded how a cinematic triumph almost came unstuck
The documentary-maker and wife of Francis Ford Coppola died on April 12th, aged 87
Prisoner of Hizbullah
Terry Anderson was held by Islamic militants for 2,454 days
The former Marine and AP Beirut bureau chief died on April 21st, aged 76
A gaijin makes good
Akebono was the first foreign-born grand champion of sumo
The wrestler who shocked and changed Japan died in early April, aged 54
The militant debutante
Rose Dugdale went from debutante to IRA bombmaker
The heiress and IRA militant died on March 18th, aged 82
Fighting for breath
Paul Alexander lived longer than anyone in an iron lung
The lawyer and author died on March 11th, aged 78
A labour of love
Amnon Weinstein turned grief into music again
The restorer and reviver of Holocaust violins died on March 4th, aged 84
Monkeys and morality
Frans de Waal taught the world that animals had emotions
The Dutch-American primatologist died on March 14th, aged 75