• An inspired economist who came to symbolise monetarism

  Milton Friedman: Milton Friedman, who has died aged 94, was one of the greatest economists of all time. He may come to be included in the same category of pre-eminent figures as Adam Smith, Ricardo, Marx and John Maynard Keynes. p
  

• The best player of his generation

  Ferenc Puskas: The Hungarian soccer player Ferenc Puskas, who has died aged 79, was the best player of his generation and a talismanic member of Hungary's "Golden Team" of the 1950s. p
  

• An internationally noted author of children's books

  Hilda van Stockum: Hilda van Stockum, internationally noted author and illustrator of such children's classics as the The Mitchells, The Winged Watchman and A Day on Skates, for which she took Newbery honours, died at 98 on November 1st in Berkhamsted, England, after a stroke. p
  

• Painter who drew inspiration from rural Ireland

  Nancy Wynne-Jones:  The Welsh-born painter, Nancy Wynne-Jones, who has died aged 83, found in Cork, Wicklow and especially Mayo the inspiration that enabled her to come into her own as a painter after her move to Ireland in the early 1970s. She never rested on her laurels and as she grew older, her work got better. p
  

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