Paul Addison obituary

Historian of British politics and society during and after the second world war

Jack Welch obituary

Chairman and chief executive of General Electric with a fearsome reputation who set the trend for ‘downsizing’

Other lives: Co-editor the African series for Penguin

Writer best known for her biographies of Eric Gill and William Morris

Other lives: Serbian curator who helped to develop the British Library’s Balkan collections

Other lives: Prize-winning translator of the work of the 19th-century German writer Theodor Storm

Prolific author of fast-paced thrillers, including Raise the Titanic!, featuring the adventure hero Dirk Pitt

Other lives: Academic and expert on the works of the writer Joseph Conrad

Other lives: Dedicated language teacher at Dartington Hall in Devon

Brilliant historian of international relations in Europe between the two world wars

Other lives: Prolific poet, writer and editor of poetry magazines

Other lives: American writer who supported the civil rights, peace and feminist movements

Other lives: Distinguished foreign correspondent for the Times for 27 years

Other lives: One of the foremost medievalists of her generation

Other lives: Leading figure in the development of American studies in the UK