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FT’s Martin Wolf remembers a principled conservative with a devotion to the evidence
The Caribbean island’s leader turned his country away from the militant socialism of his predecessor
The Kenyan writer who stood up for Africa’s complexity and diversity
A prolific American talent who defied the snobbery of literary critics
Last of the great American modernists who learned his craft from Bauhaus giants
Hollywood’s everygirl who added dramatic flair to vocal panache
The ‘Bard of Banyah’ who defied political categories
An early critic of Poland’s communist regime, he coined the group’s name
Flamboyant, folksy image signalled his identification with the ‘little man’
Captain of the ‘Lisbon Lions’ who brought glory to Celtic
The ‘Lady Macbeth of the Balkans’ who mourned a lost country
An influential voice on the dangers of privatisation
A prescient threat analyst who helped reboot US intelligence
Pioneer of the French New Wave who never lost her curiosity or creativity
Washing machine salesman with ‘a touch of genius’ who made millions
His journey from flaxen-haired teen idol to dedicated experimentalist was unparalleled in pop
His three-volume Picasso biography delighted experts and general readers alike
A Nobel Prize-winning scientist who pioneered technology in modern electronics
FT veteran’s career spanned dotcom boom to the financial crisis and beyond
A master designer who built monuments to corporate America
Professor’s actions led scores of businesses to locate operations in the UK
Geochemist who introduced the idea of ‘global warming’
A versatile talent who turned his back on glamour to embrace music for its own sake
A pioneer in paperbacks who changed reading habits
Great-great-grandson of Schroders founder was very much the product of a bygone era
