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NYT > Obituaries Corinne Day, Photographer of Kate Moss, Is Dead Ms. Day, whose photos of Ms. Moss in the 1990s took a startling detour from the glossy world of supermodels, helped usher in a new era in fashion photography. Laurent Fignon, Gruff French Cyclist, Dies at 50 Mr. Fignon was a French cyclist who won more 75 races including the Tour de France in back-to-back years. Dorothy Sucher, Reporter in Press-Freedom Case, Dies at 77 Ms. Sucher’s reporting for a small Maryland newspaper led to a Supreme Court ruling bolstering freedom of the press. Anton Geesink, Dutch Judo World Champion, Dies at 76 Mr. Geesink stunned Japan when he defeated Japanese opponents to win the 1961 world title and capture a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Alain Corneau, César-Winning Film Director, Dies at 67 The director was best known for his 1991 award-winning film ?Tous les Matins du Monde.? Jacob Bigeleisen, Isotope Chemist on Manhattan Project, Dies at 91 Dr. Bigeleisen’s approach was ultimately unsuccessful, but he went on to open a new field of chemistry that studied ways to speed up or slow down chemical reactions. William P. Foster, Pioneer of Florida A&M?s Marching 100, Dies at 91 Mr. Foster was an innovator of the distinctive style of the popular Florida A&M marching band. Robert Ingersoll, who Served as Envoy to Japan, Dies at 96 Mr. Ingersoll took his business acumen as head of one of the country’s largest manufacturing corporations to the diplomatic table as ambassador to Japan and later deputy secretary of state. Martin Dannenberg Is Dead at 94; Found Nuremberg Laws Document In 1945, Mr. Dannenberg, an Army intelligence officer, discovered the German document signed by Adolf Hitler that stripped Jews of their citizenship and rights. Daniel Davison, Banker Who Revitalized U.S. Trust, Dies at 85 Mr. Davison led a turnaround at United States Trust by riveting its attention on the very rich, even if it meant being willing to walk his clients’ dogs. Jack Pitney, Who Made Much of the Mini, Dies at 47 Mr. Pitney was the vice president for marketing at BMW of North America and led the wildly successful introduction of BMW’s updated Mini Cooper into the American market. C. Joseph Genster, Marketer of Metrecal, Dies at 92 Mr. Genster helped develop Metrecal, the meal in a can for dieters that swept America at the beginning of the 1960s, and led its expansion. Michel Montignac, Creator of Trend-Setting Diet, Dies at 66 Mr. Montignac, who was overweight as young man, had no medical training, but created a diet that was a precursor to the South Beach Diet. Franz Schurmann, Cold War Expert on China, Dies at 84 A professor at the University of California, Berkeley, for nearly four decades, he traveled the world and helped found the Pacific News Service. David Weber, Southwest Expert, Dies at 69 Mr. Weber wrote about the history of the borderlands between present-day Mexico and the United States, examining cultural, political and military interactions. Satoshi Kon, Anime Filmmaker, Dies at 46 Mr. Kon was a Japanese filmmaker and comic-book artist whose dazzling visual compositions won him a devoted following. David Rowland, Maker of a Tidily Stacked Chair, Dies at 86 Mr. Rowland’s invention, which was an alternative to the folding chair, made it possible to store many chairs in a small space. Benjamin Kaplan, Crucial Figure in Nazi Trials, Dies at 99 Mr. Kaplan, a state supreme court judge, helped craft the indictment of the Nazi war criminals who were tried at Nuremberg while an officer in the Army. Marcel Albert, Air Ace of France in World War II, Dies at 92 Mr. Albert was one of the leading French fighter pilots of World War II, flying Soviet-built planes against the Nazis on the Eastern front. William Saxbe, Attorney General During Watergate Inquiry, Dies at 94 Mr. Saxbe, a blunt-spoken Republican maverick from Ohio, was a Nixon appointee who as attorney general presided during the Watergate inquiry.

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