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  • Friday, 3 January, 2020
    Qassem Soleimani
    Qassem Soleimani, Iranian military commander, 1957-2020

    Military man responsible for Tehran’s engagement overseas killed in US air strike

  • Thursday, 2 January, 2020
    Books
    Sonny Mehta, head of Knopf, 1942-2019

    Flamboyant editor who transformed the lives of some of the world’s greatest authors

  • Friday, 20 December, 2019
    Daewoo Motor
    Daewoo founder stood for Korea’s best and worst

    A businessman who helped build the country’s modern economy

  • Sunday, 15 December, 2019
    Felix Rohatyn
    Felix Rohatyn: banker who rescued New York dies at 91

    Quintessential ‘trusted adviser’ at Lazard guided chief executives and politicians

  • Thursday, 12 December, 2019
    Yuri Luzhkov
    Yuri Luzhkov, Russian politician, 1936-2019

    The mayor who rebuilt Moscow in his own image

  • Monday, 9 December, 2019
    FT CollectionsPaul Volcker: his values and legacy
    Paul Volcker, central banker, 1927-2019

    Success at the Federal Reserve laid the groundwork for anti-inflation policies around the world

  • Friday, 6 December, 2019
    Film
    Godfrey Gao, actor and model, 1984-2019

    A rising star of the screen who inspired Asian actors

  • Friday, 29 November, 2019
    Yasuhiro Nakasone
    Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japan prime minister, 1918-2019

    A nationalist who could temper his dogma and made his presence felt across the globe

  • Thursday, 28 November, 2019
    Jonathan Miller (Theatre director)
    Jonathan Miller, comedian, writer and director, 1934-2019

    A polymath whose talent propelled him into showbiz

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  • Wednesday, 27 November, 2019
    Clive James
    Clive James, writer, critic and broadcaster, 1939-2019

    Australian spanned the realms of high and popular culture with wry intelligence

  • Monday, 25 November, 2019
    Pearson
    Frank Barlow, former Pearson chief executive, 1930-2019

    Tough but fair Lancastrian helped harness journalistic and commercial talent at FT

  • Friday, 22 November, 2019
    Terry O'Neill
    Terry O’Neill, photographer, 1938-2019

    He helped to change the face of celebrity portraiture in the 1960s

  • Thursday, 21 November, 2019
    Property sector
    Michael Oglesby, property developer, 1939-2019

    ‘Investor in communities’ whose Bruntwood group helped revive Manchester and Liverpool

  • Sunday, 17 November, 2019
    Roy Smith
    Roy Smith, former Goldman Sachs partner, 1938-2019

    As its foremost chronicler, he served to crack the Wall St firm’s code

  • Friday, 15 November, 2019
    Architecture
    Edward Cullinan, pioneer of eco-architecture, 1931-2019

    His work was recognised for meticulous attention to detail, landscape and context

  • Friday, 8 November, 2019
    Vladimir Bukovsky
    Vladimir Bukovsky, human rights activist and writer, 1942-2019

    Dissident who shone a light on abuse in the Soviet system

  • Friday, 1 November, 2019
    Sadako Ogata
    Sadako Ogata, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, 1927-2019

    She turned the agency into a diplomatic and moral force

  • Tuesday, 29 October, 2019
    Film
    Robert Evans, 1930-2019: producer of Hollywood hits

    A romantic and raconteur who embodied the larger-than-life character of silver-screen dreams

  • Thursday, 24 October, 2019
    William Fouse
    William Fouse, quantitative analyst, 1928-2019

    ‘Father of the index fund’ who co-founded Mellon Capital Management

  • Thursday, 17 October, 2019
    Charles Jencks
    Charles Jencks, architect and critic, 1939-2019

    A prodigious polymath who breathed life into buildings

  • Thursday, 10 October, 2019
    Boman Kohinoor
    Boman Kohinoor, Mumbai restaurateur, 1922-2019

    Proprietor of Britannia & Co, one of the last Irani cafés, who loved the British royals

  • Friday, 4 October, 2019
    Jessye Norman
    Jessye Norman, opera singer, 1945-2019

    A performer who outgrew the boundaries of her art

  • Thursday, 3 October, 2019
    Peter Stormonth Darling
    Peter Stormonth Darling, banker, 1932-2019

    Chairman of Mercury Asset Management during its years of stellar performance

  • Friday, 27 September, 2019
    Michael Edwardes
    Michael Edwardes, industrialist, 1930-2019

    A forceful challenger of union power at British Leyland

  • Thursday, 26 September, 2019
    Jacques Chirac
    Jacques Chirac, French president, 1932-2019

    Formidable politician who faltered on reforms

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