Mr. Deterding, director of Royal Dutch/Shell, was shocked to read his obituary, not by the report but the meagreness of his notices. It continues giving a short overview of his life and work.

Like Mark Twain, Sir Henri Deterding once read a report of his death. Unlike Mark Twain, Sir Henri was shocked—not by the report but by the meagreness of his obituary notices, the fact that he was confused with an obscure brother. That was in 1924, and since then Sir…