Obituary

Great Scot
Sean Connery died on October 31st

The actor and Scots nationalist was 90

It takes a village
Hawa Abdi died on August 5th

The doctor who dreamed of rebuilding Somalia was 73

Liberty’s foot-soldier
Samuel Paty was killed on October 16th

The French schoolteacher, beheaded for instructing children in French secular values, was 47

The bird of freedom
Mohammad Reza Shajarian died on October 8th

The singer who captured Iran’s soul and gave voice to its longings was 80

Of human bondage
Swami Agnivesh died on September 11th

The liberator of India’s bonded labourers was 80

Attacking the devil
Harold Evans died on September 23rd

The legendary editor of the Sunday Times and president of Random House, was 92

Diva dissenter
Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on September 18th

The liberal conscience of America’s Supreme Court was 87

Getting to know the Sun
Joan Feynman died on July 22nd

The astrophysicist who studied auroras and prevailed against prejudice was 93

The mathematics of death
Comrade Duch died on September 2nd

The supervisor of killings for Cambodia’s murderous Khmers Rouges was 77

To be a king
Chadwick Boseman died on August 28th

The actor who embodied the character of Black Panther was 43

Wind, sea and stars
Marvin Creamer died on August 12th

The first man known to have sailed round the globe without using instruments was 104

Passion plays
Julian Bream died on August 14th

The player who restored the reputation of both the classical guitar and the lute was 87