Ex-European bank chief who ushered in euro found dead

[Judi Lynn]

July 31, 2005, 8:33PM

Ex-European bank chief who ushered in euro found dead
Associated Press

PARIS - Wim Duisenberg, the former European Central Bank chief who helped create the euro currency, was found dead Sunday in his swimming pool, officials said.

An autopsy showed Duisenberg, 70, drowned after an unspecified cardiac problem, a regional prosecutor said.

Duisenberg was found unconscious in the swimming pool at his home in the town of Faucon, France, police said.
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Having shepherded the euro through its introduction in 1999, he became known as the father of the 12-nation European common currency.
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1. I will resist the urge to make a joke about "floating currencies". n/t

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