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In a long and prolific career, Mr. Heath drew countless comic books. He was known for his viscerally illustrated combat stories.

Mr. Taylor’s poignant and exuberant works entered the repertoire of numerous dance companies. His own company has been one of the world’s superlative troupes.

Mr. Achilles and Shabana Basij-Rasikh founded the School of Leadership Afghanistan, a boarding school in Kabul that provides a safe education for Afghan girls.

Payne-Scott helped establish the field of radio astronomy by using radio waves to detect solar bursts, but she was forced to resign after she got married.

His cookbooks and magazine articles championed Southern fare, and he eschewed the contrived and trendy mix of ingredients in gastronomic innovation.

Another student, Kate Bush, said Mr. Kemp was “astonishingly inspirational.” But his boundary-pushing work often divided critics.

After his family fled Nazi Germany, he helped re-establish its business, dating to 1864, in New York. He also had a hand in rebuilding his native Dresden.

A United Church of Christ minister, he was the author of the 1960 book “Christ and the Homosexual,” a plea for equality that was rare at the time.

Readers who reached across party lines to vote for Senator John McCain during his Senate and presidential runs pay tribute to him.

She worked with Yves St. Laurent and oversaw Chanel’s beauty line for three decades, creating nail polish colors that became international hits.