Swiss theologian
Died on Thursday February 16th 2017
Other scientists
- Gianni Francesco Mattioli, Italian politician, deputy and minister of community policies, dies at age 86
- Probal Dasgupta, Indian Esperantist, president of the Universal Esperanto Association, stroke, dies at age 72 of stroke
- Joe Negri, American jazz guitarist and educator, dies at age 99
- José Manuel Blecua Perdices, Spanish philologist, director of the Royal Spanish Academy, dies at age 86
- Edgar Morin, French philosopher, dies at age 104
- Sidney Moko Mead, New Zealand Māori anthropologist and historian, dies at age 99
- Jang Jae-sik, South Korean politician and economist, dies at age 91
- Marie-Jo Lafontaine, Belgian sculptor and video artist, dies at age 75
- Yitzhak Apeloig, Uzbek-born Israeli computational chemist and scholar, president of Technion, dies at age 81
- Carlos Oliva, Peruvian economist, director of the Central Reserve Bank and minister of economy and finance, dies at age 61
More from Switzerland
- Peter Schepull, Swiss footballer, dies at age 61
- Jacqueline Maurer-Mayor, Swiss politician, member of the Grand Council of Vaud, member of the Council of State of Vaud, dies at age 78
- Jules Angst, Swiss psychiatrist and academic, dies at age 99
- Emil Paul Tscherrig, Swiss Roman Catholic cardinal, dies at age 79
- Bruno Bischofberger, public figure, dies at age 86
- Ursula Bäumlin, Swiss politician, MP, dies at age 87
- René Groebli, Swiss photographer, dies at age 98
- Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo, Swiss physician and advocate for therapeutic fasting, dies at age 73
- Jacques Cornu, Swiss motorcycle racer, dies at age 72
More from February 16, 2017
- Melvin Defleur, American mass communications scholar, dies at age 93
- Harry Sullivan, Australian rules footballer (Carlton, dies at age 84
- Maxine Grimm, American religious figure, dies at age 102
- Simon Porter, English cricket player and administrator, dies at age 66
- John Watkinson, New Zealand soil chemist, dies at age 84
- Cipriano Chemello, 71, dies at age 71
- Gelek Rimpoche, Tibetan-American Buddhist teacher, dies at age 77
- Mieczysław Włodyka, Polish politician and businessman, dies at age 67
- Isahak Isahakyan, Armenian banker, dies at age 83
- Josef Augusta, Czech ice hockey player and coach, dies at age 70