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Bernard Marson, a Catalyst for SoHo’s Renaissance, Dies at 91

An architect and developer, he helped pioneer the neighborhood’s transition from manufacturing into lofts where artists could work and live.

Sharon Oster, Barrier-Breaking Economist, Dies at 73

She was the first woman to win tenure as a professor at the Yale School of Management and the first woman to be named its…

Ron Rice, Creator of Hawaiian Tropic Lotion, Is Dead at 81

A poor, pale mountain boy who became smitten with the beach, he mixed some ingredients in a garbage can and found his place in the…

E. Gerald Corrigan, Who Helped Ease ’87 Stock Crash, Dies at 80

As president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, he favored flooding the financial system with cash to restore confidence among investors.

Val Broeksmit, Who Blew the Whistle on Deutsche Bank, Dies at 46

An itinerant musician, he leaked secret files to F.B.I. investigators looking at the bank’s ties to money laundering, the Trump Organization and Russia.

George D. Gould, a Pillar in N.Y.’s Fiscal Rescue, Dies at 94

As a Republican Wall Street financier recruited by Mayor Beame, he helped make the city’s effort to restore stability more credible.

John Roach, Pioneer of the Personal Computer, Is Dead at 83

He helped make the home computer ubiquitous by introducing the fully assembled Tandy TRS-80, which was so novel at the time that it became a…