August 16, 2018 Scientists Writers Abu Bakr al-Jazaeri Algerian Islamic scholar and writer Died on Thursday August 16th 2018 Other scientistsKrzysztof Pawłowski Polish politician, senator dead at age 79Branko Marušič public figure dead at age 88Michel Debost French flutist dead at age 92Finn Wagle Norwegian Church of Norway clergyman, bishop of Nidaros dead at age 84Juliet Winters Carpenter American translator dead at age 77Michael Sollis Australian musician, bowel cancer dead at age 40Stephen Owen American sinologist dead at age 79J. Craig Venter American genomics researcher, founder of Celera Corporation and JCVI, complications from cancer dead at age 79Craig Venter American genomics researcher, founder of Celera Corporation and JCVI, complications from cancer dead at age 79Richard Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth British Anglican clergyman and life peer, bishop of Oxford and member of the House of Lords dead at age 89More from August 16, 2018Edmond HaanGavri LeviYelena ShushunovaMark BakerSteven T. RossAtal Bihari VajpayeePeter FisherSheika Frayha Al-AhmadSamir SalamehMartin Brandon-Bravo Tags 16 August 2018 2018-08-16 Abu al-Jazaeri August 16 August 2018 Scientists Writers ←Count Prince Miller Drahoslav Makovička→