Stephen Thompson obituary

Screenwriter and novelist who won a Bafta for his BBC drama, Sitting in Limbo, about his brother’s experiences of being threatened with deportation

Liza Picard obituary

Social historian of London keen to explore the practical details of how people lived in centuries past

Paul Ginsborg obituary

Historian, author and leftwing activist who was professor of contemporary European history at the University of Florence

John Burton obituary

Conservationist whose creative thinking saved 770,000 acres of threatened habitat from damaging development

Caroline Compton obituary

Other lives: Resident of Hampstead who contributed to a book of memoirs about her life in the north London suburb

George Pérez obituary

Prolific and meticulous comic book artist whose many popular characters included Wonder Woman and Teen Titans

Dervla Murphy obituary

Travel writer who famously journeyed alone from her native Ireland to India on a bicycle, armed with a pistol and a compass

Denis Meikle obituary

Other lives: Film historian and co-founder of Hemlock Books, specialising in film, horror, mystery and the macabre

Ann Buchanan obituary

Academic and social worker who was less interested in theories than in practical solutions

Percy Allum obituary

Academic whose bold analysis of Neapolitan politics and the Camorra sent shock waves through the city

Robert Gillmor obituary

Artist behind the RSPB’s logo whose vivid illustrations of birds graced the covers of the Collins New Naturalist book series

Neal Adams obituary

Artist who reinvented the look of classic characters for Marvel and DC Comics and fought for the rights of illustrators