* Henry Frederic Thynne; Sixth Marquess of Bath

Henry Frederic Thynne, 87, the Marquess of Bath, who was the first British aristocrat to turn his stately home into a tourist attraction. Lord Bath became the sixth marquess in 1946 when his father died. The title was created in 1789. Reeling from taxes after inheriting the estate, Bath opened Longleat to the public in 1949. Visitors were able to see state rooms, ornate ceilings, historic furniture, paintings, embroidery and a collection of 33,000 books, among them several Shakespeare first folios and what may have been the first cookbook. On June 30 at Longleat, 90 miles west of London.