Obituary

Jeanne Louise Calment, the world’s oldest person, died on August 4th, aged 122

Eugene Shoemaker, master of cosmic collisions, died on July 18th, aged 69

Sir James Goldsmith, tycoon, politician and cad, died on July 19th aged 64

Mumeo Oku, a rare woman in the politics of Japan, died on July 7th, aged 101

Sir Joshua Abraham Hassan, defender of Gibraltar, died on July 1st, aged 81

Sue Sumii, the champion of Japan’s untouchables, died on June 16th, aged 95

Bluma Lee Trell, an American in love with Greece, died on June 10th, aged 94

Vittorio Mussolini, protector of the family name, died on June 12th, aged 80

Fritz Leutwiler, a Swiss banker to the world, died on May 29th, aged 72

Robert Serber, who helped to create the atomic bomb, died on June 1st, aged 88

Noël Browne, the doctor who tried to cure Ireland, died on May 22nd, aged 81

Laurie Lee, explorer of a lost rural England, died on May 13th, aged 82