Scott Adams, the author and cartoonist whose "Dilbert" comic strip satirized corporate life to wide acclaim before controversial comments he made on race sidelined him, has died following a battle with cancer.

Cartoonist and author Scott Adams, the Bay Area–based creator of the satirical workplace comic “Dilbert,” has died after a battle with cancer.

Adams rose to fame in the early 1990s with his comic strip Dilbert, satirizing white-collar culture based on his own experiences working in company offices.