New York Times: Obituaries

Mr. Nozkowski rejected the grandiose Abstract Expressionism of his youth and created modest, colorful and self-contained abstract works with his own stamp.

His critics could be brutal, but he enthralled millions of readers with novels like “The Winds of War,” “The Caine Mutiny” and “Marjorie Morningstar.”

Mr. Pei, a committed modernist, was one of the few architects equally attractive to real estate developers, corporate chieftains and art museum boards.

A highly popular prime minister from 1983 to 1991, he was an ally of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush and revolutionized the Australian economy.

Cardinal Sfeir, the Maronite Catholic patriarch, supported a compromise that ended Lebanon’s 15-year civil war but resulted in 15 years of Syrian occupation.

The Austrian Mr. Demus played with refinement, often accompanying the great singers of his time and championing the four-hand piano literature.

Cooper fought many of the top boxers of his day but was better known for his losses than for his victories. He also fought a serious drug problem.

She was the founding director of the Congressional Budget Office, budget director under Bill Clinton and vice chairwoman of the Federal Reserve.

She established Musica de Camara, a chamber ensemble, in 1979 to support classical artists and composers and expose new audiences to their works.

His insights provided the foundation for the proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem and led to tools widely used in modern cryptography.