Yorick Blumenfeld obituary

Other lives: Dutch journalist, author and futurologist who was an advocated for a post-capitalist society

Helen Hoyte obituary

Other lives: Art teacher who did much to revive interest in the ancient shawl-making tradition of Norwich and Norfolk

Controversial US philosopher who sought to understand and explain the science of the mind

Creator with his design partner Colin Banks of corporate identities for clients including Royal Mail and British Telecom

American postmodernist novelist whose experimental approach challenged literary conventions

Writer whose novels trace the complexities of a globalised world and the fortunes of families across continents and generations

Other lives: Writer and poet whose work celebrated the natural world and raised environmental issues

Sociologist whose research on coercive control led to new criminal justice responses to domestic abuse

Bestselling author of the 1960 novel The L-Shaped Room and the children’s classic The Indian in the Cupboard

Sci-fi author and computer scientist who coined the term ‘the Singularity’ to describe the rapid acceleration of AI

Other lives: Publisher dedicated to promoting German literature in the UK, including through his own company, Libris

Author and illustrator who carried on his father Jean’s adventures of Babar in more than 40 books

Primatologist whose studies showed that non-human apes can behave with compassion, cooperation and cunning

Other lives: Playwright and short story writer whose work was performed around the south-west of England

Other lives: Art historian best known for his writing about comic strips through the ages