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Obituaries

Inventor of Hawaiian pizza enjoyed slice of fame

The inventor of the Hawaiian pizza, which enjoyed a rapid spread in popularity after its creation, has died.

Sam Panopoulos was widely credited with inventing the Hawaiian pizza; his addition of pineapple to the dish's prospective toppings in 1962 has sharply divided aficionados since, the numbers of those revelling in the combination of sweet and savoury flavours at least matched by those who consider it a culinary abomination.

Scientist embodied early CSIRO values

Bob Vines, CSIRO scientist.

Bob Vines was a CSIRO scientist for 45 years, and his gentlemanly manner and intellectual commitment reflected the organisation's values.

Auschwitz survivor lived to tell her story

Baba Schwartz, Holocaust survivor and author.

Baba Schwartz's simple yet carefree childhood was shattered when the Nazis marched into Hungary. Many years later, she used her diaries and memories to tell the story of the horror that followed.

In Passing

In Passing dinkus

Angela Brodie, Peter Sallis, Helen Dunmore

Bohemian artist and director at centre of '60s social swirl

Clytie Jessop lived feminism as a catalytic woman on three continents.

Clytie Jessop, actor, painter, gallerist and film director, has died in London of natural causes aged 87. Her diverse life included ownership of  a gallery on the Kings Road, Chelsea, frequented by Mick Jagger and others; acting in Gothic Hammer Horror films; and writing and directing Emma's War, which starred Lee Remick.Â