Deaths of note from around the world:

Alexander Imich, 111: Polish-born psychic researcher who was certified the oldest man on Earth (for about a month). Died Sunday at a senior residence in Manhattan; he has willed his body to science.

Rik Mayall, 56: Actor, comedian and writer whose work on “The Young Ones” and other television series helped define alternative comedy in Britain in the 1980s. Died Monday in London.

Myles Ambrose, 87: President Richard Nixon’s first drug czar who resigned for unknown reasons before he could take the helm of the new government arm he had helped shepherd into being, the Drug Enforcement Administration. Died June 3 in Leesburg, Va.

Morris Adelman, 96: Energy economist who marshaled free-market principles and hard data in arguing that the world’s oil supply was not running out. Died May 8 in Newton, Mass.

— From wire reports