OBITUARIES

He freelanced for Esquire and National Review, encouraged Norman Mailer to run for mayor of New York and mentored a young Joan Didion.

He wrote about the developmental condition in “NeuroTribes,” a 2015 bestseller that promoted understanding and acceptance of people who think differently.

The French researcher’s work on the effects of being without any reference to time captured the attention of agencies such as NASA.

As the wave-rider Moondoggie in “Gidget,” Mr. Darren helped ignite the California surfing craze.

While cooking at his family-run spa in southwestern France, he helped make lighter, brighter dishes a staple of fine dining.

In a speech before John Paul II in 1979, she implored the pope to include women in “all ministries of our church,” renewing debate about female ordination.

As a young lawyer in the 1970s, she helped open the coal industry to women and fought on their behalf for workplace equality and safety.

He grew the company into the country’s largest bookselling chain, pioneering the big-box bookstore in the 1990s before doing battle with Amazon.

Documentaries she produced for PBS’s “Frontline” series were credited with helping free 13 people, including seven in a child sex abuse case in North Carolina.

When he retired in 1981, the lieutenant general was the highest-ranking Black officer in the U.S. military. Fort Lee, Va., was renamed in his honor last year.

He led an underachieving team to a stunning signature win — 5-1 against Germany in Munich in a World Cup qualifying game.

The co-founder of Autonomy, once one of Britain’s largest software companies, died in a boating accident off the coast of Sicily.

Her minimalist necklaces, brooches, rings and earrings were acquired by museums and sold at her Baltimore design shop.

He spent more than six decades with the organization as a player, general manager and most recently team ambassador.

The 14-term congressman served on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, where he fought for access to Donald Trump’s tax returns.

Remembering those who have died this year.

Ms. Colvin won national acclaim for starting Literacy Volunteers of America, a program that has taught millions of people to read and write.

His award-winning show tackled tough social and political issues but also pioneered a breezy format that opened the door to successors like Oprah Winfrey.