Famous Dead Scientists: Recent Scientist Deaths and Obituaries

Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead scientists. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.

Li Wei dies at 82

Li Wei, a Chinese computer scientist and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, died on January 25, 2026. Born in Peking on June 8, 1943, he graduated from the…

Kikuo Arakawa passed away at age 96

Kikuo Arakawa, a Japanese medical scientist and internist, died on January 23, 2026. He specialized in hypertension and cardiovascular medicine and was a Professor Emeritus at Fukuoka University. Arakawa also…

Deborah Cameron dead at age 67

Deborah Jane Cameron, a British linguist and feminist, died on January 20, 2026, at the age of 67. She held the Rupert Murdoch Professorship in Language and Communication at Worcester…

Vicki L. Hanson, Human-Computer InteractionAccessibility, died on January 20, 2026

Vicki L. Hanson died at age -1

Vicki L. Hanson, an American computer scientist, died on January 20, 2026. She was noted for her research on human-computer interaction and accessibility, and for her leadership in broadening participation…

James Petras, Professor of sociology, died on January 17, 2026

James Petras has died at age 89

James Petras, an American sociologist and academic, died on January 17, 2026. He was the Bartle Professor emeritus of sociology at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York, and an adjunct…

Pedro A. Sanchez dies at age 85

Pedro A. Sanchez, an American soil scientist and former director at Columbia University’s Earth Institute, died on January 12, 2026. He was 85. Sanchez served as director of the Agriculture…

Ted Nichols dies at 97

Ted Nichols, an American composer, conductor and arranger best known for his work on Hanna-Barbera productions including The Flintstones and Jonny Quest, died on January 9, 2026, at age 97.…