Deaths of note from around the world:

Arthur Danto, 89: He was a philosopher who became one of the most widely read art critics of the postmodern era, championing avantgarde artists like Andy Warhol and proclaiming the end of art history. Died Friday in Manhattan.

Brig. Gen. Robinson Risner, 88: One of the nation’s most decorated pilots in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, who spent seven and a half years in the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” prison after being shot down . Died Tuesday in Bridgewater, Va.

William Lowe, 72: Supervised the creation of IBM’s first personal computer, a technological touchstone that he insisted — and proved — could be conceived, engineered and manufactured in a single year by a companynot known for speeding products to market. After graduating from college, he joined the company in 1962. Died on Oct. 19 in Lake Forest, Ill.

— From wire reports