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Peter Beard, Wildlife Photographer on the Wild Side, Dies at 82

Called “the last of the adventurers,” Mr. Beard photographed African fauna at great personal risk, and well into old age could party till dawn. He had been missing for 19 days.

E. Margaret Burbidge, Astronomer Who Blazed Trails on Earth, Dies at 100

She was denied access to a telescope because of her sex, but Dr. Burbidge forged ahead anyway, going on to make pathbreaking discoveries about the cosmos.

Katherine Johnson Dies at 101; Mathematician Broke Barriers at NASA

She was one of a group of black women mathematicians at NASA and its predecessor who were celebrated in the 2016 movie “Hidden Figures.”

Beverly Pepper, Sculptor of Monumental Lightness, Dies at 97

An American artist who long worked in Italy, she created towering forms whose evanescence belied their giant scale.

Edd Byrnes, Who Combed His Way to TV Stardom, Dies at 86

He became one of television’s first teen idols as Kookie, the hair-combing, jive-talking youth on the hit series “77 Sunset Strip.”

Abbey Simon, Masterly Pianist, Dies at 99

Mr. Simon, light of touch yet breathtakingly pyrotechnic, was known for his interpretations of the Romantic literature.

Diahann Carroll, Actress Who Broke Barriers With ‘Julia,’ Dies at 84

In addition to being a sitcom pioneer, she sang on television, in nightclubs, on recordings and on Broadway, where she won a Tony Award.

Barbara Probst Solomon, Who Wrote of Spain Under Franco, Dies at 90

Admired for her observations on culture and politics, she was best known for a memoir about her involvement with the anti-Franco resistance movement.

Toni Morrison, Towering Novelist of the Black Experience, Dies at 88

Ms. Morrison, who wrote “Beloved” and “Song of Solomon,” was the first African-American woman to win the Nobel in literature.

Judith Krantz, Whose Tales of Sex and Shopping Sold Millions, Dies at 91

She published her first novel at 50, and her heroines were invariably rich, thin, savvy, ambitious and preternaturally beautiful.