Roman Herzog, who as President pressed Germany to embrace economic reform in the 1990s and also emphasised the importance of remembering the Nazi Holocaust, has died. He was 82. <br/><br/> Current President Joachim Gauck announced Herzog's death today, without giving details. In a message to Herzog's widow, he described the former head of state as a distinctive personality who advocated readiness for reform and at the same time stood for preserving the tried and tested. Herzog won the presidency in 1994, four years after reunification. He was one of the first leaders to address Germany's resistance to reform.