Famous Dead Scientists: Recent Scientist Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead scientists. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Stefano Piano dead at age 85
Stefano Piano
died on June 24, 2026. He was an Italian linguist, historical linguist, Indologist and university teacher. Born in Silvano d'Orba on March 1, 1941, he taught at the…
Roy Goode dead at age 93
Roy Goode, the English legal scholar who founded the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary, University of London,
died on June 24, 2026, at the age of 93.…
Rudolf Samusev dead at age 86
Rudolf Samusev died June 23, 2026. He was a scientist. Tags Scientists, 23 June 2026, Rudolf, Russia, Samusev, Virgo, Volgograd, June 2026, June 23
Maurice-Ruben Hayoun dead at age 75
Maurice-Ruben Hayoun, a French philosopher, historian and writer,
died on June 23, 2026, at the age of 75. Born on September 21, 1950, in Agadir, he was known for his…
Valmai Holt dead at age 90
Valmai Holt
died on June 23, 2026. She was a British military historian. Tags Scientists, 23 June 2026, Britain, Holt, Valmai, June 2026, June 23
John P. Reardon dead at age 88, American academic administrator, athletic director of Harvard Unive…
John P. Reardon died June 23, 2026. Tags Scientists, 23 June 2026, America, John, Reardon, June 2026, June 23
Petro Volvach dead at age 87
Petro Volvach
died on June 22, 2026. Tags Scientists, Writers, 22 June 2026, Petro, Sagittarius, Ukraine, Volvach, June 2026, June 22
Gustavus Simmons dead at age 95
Gustavus Simmons, an American cryptographer and mathematician,
died on June 22, 2026, at age 95. Born in West Virginia on October 27, 1930, he studied at Deep Springs College before…
Alan Greenspan dead at age 100
Alan Greenspan, the American economist who served as chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006,
died on June 22, 2026, at age 100. Born in New York City…
Miloš Trapl dead at age 91
Miloš Trapl
died on June 22, 2026. Tags Scientists, Writers, 22 June 2026, Czechia, Trapl, June 2026, June 22, Miloš
Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr. dead at age 93
Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr., an American physician and medical researcher whose work helped define inherited cancer risk,
died on June 22, 2026. He was 93. Born in Boston on Jan.…
Vittorio Parisi dead at age 89
Vittorio Parisi, an Italian politician and former senator,
died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Milan on January 1, 1936, he was a member of…
András Simor dead at age 87
András Simor, a Hungarian poet and writer,
died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Budapest on July 5, 1938, he studied at Kölcsey Ferenc Gimnázium…
Jim Battle dead at age 88
Jim Battle, an American football player who competed in the NFL and CFL,
died on June 21, 2026, at age 88. Battle played guard in professional football after his college…
Katja Rost dead at age 50
Katja Rost
died on June 20, 2026. Tags Scientists, 20 June 2026, Germany, Katja, Rost, June 20, June 2026
Geraldene Felton dead at age 100
Geraldene Felton died June 20, 2026. Tags Scientists, 20 June 2026, America, Aquarius, Felton, Geraldene, June 20, June 2026
Ivan Khitskov dead at age 89
Ivan Khitskov
died on June 20, 2026. Tags Scientists, 20 June 2026, Ivan, Khitskov, Pisces, Russia, June 20, June 2026
Sami al-Oraydi dead at age 52
Sami al-Oraydi, a Jordanian sharia official,
died on June 20, 2026. Born in Amman in 1973, he was also known as Abu Mahmoud al-Shami and was educated at the University…
Yves Lacoste dead at age 96
Yves Lacoste, the French geographer and geopolitician whose work helped shape modern geopolitics,
died on June 20, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in Fez, Morocco, on September 7,…
Ivan Khitskov dead at age 89
Ivan Khitskov died June 20, 2026. He was a scientist. Tags Scientists, 20 June 2026, Ivan, Khitskov, Pisces, Russia, June 20, June 2026
Norman Tolk dead at age 88
Norman Tolk
died on June 20, 2026. He was an American physicist. Tags Scientists, 20 June 2026, America, Capricorn, Norman, Tolk, June 20, June 2026
Haruhiro Yamashita dead at age 87
Haruhiro Yamashita, a Japanese Olympic gymnast,
died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Uwajima on November 11, 1938, he represented Japan at the 1964 Summer…
Gábor Bona dead at age 77
Gábor Bona
died on June 19, 2026. He was a Hungarian historian. Tags Scientists, 19 June 2026, Bona, Hungary, Gábor, June 19, June 2026
Rodolfo Giampaoli dead at age 86
Rodolfo Giampaoli, an Italian politician who served as president of Marche from 1990 to 1993,
died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Pesaro, Italy, on…
Elizabeth Arnold dead at age 66
Elizabeth Arnold, an American journalist who was NPR’s national political correspondent and later a professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage, died June 18, 2026, of complications from endometrial cancer.…
Natalia Belitser dead at age 87
Natalia Belitser
died on June 18, 2026. Tags Scientists, 18 June 2026, Belitser, Natalia, Ukraine, June 18, June 2026
François Englert dead at age 93
François Englert, the Belgian theoretical physicist who shared the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics,
died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Etterbeek, near Brussels, on…
Wulf Herzogenrath dead at age 82
Wulf Herzogenrath, the German art historian and art curator,
died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on March 23, 1944, in Rathenow, Germany, he became a…
Daniel Castellano dead at age 53, Venezuelan journalist, writer and researcher
Daniel Castellano, a Venezuelan journalist, writer and researcher,
died on June 18, 2026. Born in Caracas on November 20, 1972, and also known as Daniel Alirio Castellano Amarista, he studied…
Bob Jolly dead at age 95, New Zealand veterinary scientist, Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zeal…
Bob Jolly, a New Zealand veterinary scientist and academic,
died on June 18, 2026, aged 95. Born Robert Dudley Jolly in Hamilton on October 1, 1930, he built his career…
Theoliptos Fenerlis dead at age 69
Theoliptos Fenerlis, a Turkish-Greek Orthodox prelate and metropolitan of Iconium,
died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 69. Born Iakovos Fenerlis on April 17, 1957, in Tarabya, Istanbul,…
Sam Y. Zamrik dead at age 93
Sam Y. Zamrik, a Syrian-American mechanical engineer and emeritus professor at Pennsylvania State University,
died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 93. Also known as Sam Yusuf Zamrik,…
Tony Brown dead at age 93
Tony Brown, the American journalist best known for the syndicated television program Tony Brown's Journal,
died on June 17, 2026. He was 93. Born William Anthony Brown on April 11,…
Manuel Benza Pflücker dead at age 82
Manuel Benza Pflücker, a Peruvian politician and sociologist,
died on June 17, 2026. He was 82. Born in Lima on April 16, 1944, Benza was a member of the Revolutionary…
Carlo Ginzburg dead at age 87
Carlo Ginzburg, an Italian historian and leading figure in microhistory,
died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Turin on April 15, 1939, he became known…
Alfred Bayer dead at age 93
Alfred Bayer, a German politician and longtime Christian Social Union of Bavaria representative,
died on June 16, 2026, at age 93. Born in Munich on March 8, 1933, he studied…
Camillo Ruini dead at age 95
Camillo Ruini, the Italian Roman Catholic cardinal who led the Italian Episcopal Conference from 1991 to 2007 and served as cardinal vicar of Rome from 1991 to 2008,
died on…
Peter Kampits dead at age 83
Peter Kampits, an Austrian philosopher and author who taught at the University of Vienna,
died on June 16, 2026. He was 83. Born in Vienna on January 1, 1942, Kampits…
Claude Bardos dead at age 86
Claude Bardos, a French mathematician who specialized in mathematical physics,
died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on April 4, 1940, he earned a doctorate from…
Michael Kapovich dead at age 63
Michael Kapovich, a Russian-American mathematician who worked at the University of California, Davis,
died on June 16, 2026. He was 63. Born in Khabarovsk on March 13, 1963, and also…
Juliet Gardiner dead at age 83
Juliet Gardiner, a British historian and writer,
died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 83. She was a commentator on British social history from Victorian times through the…
Robert Thurman dead at age 84
Robert Thurman, an American Buddhist writer and academic,
died on June 16, 2026, at age 84. Born Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman in New York City on August 3, 1941, he…
Alexander Rabinowitch dead at age 91
Alexander Rabinowitch, an American historian whose scholarship on the Bolsheviks and the Russian Revolution of 1917 made him a leading authority in the field,
died on June 16, 2026. He…
Slavenko Saletović dead at age 78
Slavenko Saletović, a Serbian theatre director and professor,
died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Visoko on May 11, 1948, he studied at the Academy…
Peter Littlewood dead at age 71
Peter Littlewood, a British physicist and professor at the University of Chicago,
died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 71. Known for his work on polariton condensation and…
Peter Schuster dead at age 85
Peter Schuster, the Austrian theoretical chemist known for his work on molecular evolution,
died on June 15, 2026. He was 85. Born in Vienna on March 7, 1941, Schuster studied…
Thomas H. Greco Jr. dead at age 89
Thomas H. Greco Jr.
died on June 15, 2026. Tags Scientists, 15 June 2026, America, Greco, Thomas, June 15, June 2026
Piero Amerio dead at age 92
Piero Amerio
died on June 15, 2026. He was an academic. Tags Scientists, 15 June 2026, Amerio, Italy, Piero, June 15, June 2026
J. Michael Criley dead at age 95
J. Michael Criley, an American cardiologist and medical researcher,
died on June 15, 2026. He was 95. A professor emeritus at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Criley was…
Beatrice Lumpkin dead at age 107
Beatrice Lumpkin, an American union organizer, activist, professor and writer,
died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 107. Born Beatrice Shapiro on August 3, 1918, in The Bronx,…
Telê Ancona Lopez dead at age 87
Telê Ancona Lopez
died on June 15, 2026. She was a Brazilian literary scholar who worked at the University of São Paulo and its Institute of Brazilian Studies. Born in…
Craig Fennie dead at age 54
Craig Fennie, an American physicist and applied physicist,
died on June 14, 2026. He was 54. Fennie was a professor in the School of Applied and Engineering Physics at Cornell…
Charles A. Holloway dead at age 90
Charles A. Holloway died June 14, 2026. He was an American educator. Tags Scientists, 14 June 2026, America, Cancer, Charles, Holloway, June 14, June 2026
Ivan Rektor dead at age 77
Ivan Rektor
died on June 14, 2026. He was a Slovak neurologist, neuroscientist and academic at CEITEC, Masaryk University. His death was reported without further details. Tags Doctors, Scientists, 14…
Josep Maria Sans i Travé dead at age 78
Josep Maria Sans i Travé
died on June 14, 2026. He was a Spanish archivist and historian. Born on July 1, 1947, Sans i Travé was also identified as a…
Felix Kreichman dead at age 77
Felix Kreichman
died on June 13, 2026. He was a Russian economist and politician. Born in Tiraspol on June 8, 1949, he studied at Samara State University of Economics. Kreichman…
Annick Chartreux dead at age 83
Annick Chartreux, a French composer,
died on June 13, 2026, at the age of 83. Born Anne-Marie Chartreux in Nancy in 1942, she studied at the Conservatoire Régional du Grand…
Rosamond McKitterick dead at age 77
Rosamond McKitterick, a British medieval historian and university teacher,
died on June 13, 2026, at the age of 77. Born Rosamond Deborah Pierce in Chesterfield on May 31, 1949, she…
Felix Kreichman dead at age 77
Felix Kreichman
died on June 13, 2026, at the age of 77. He was a Russian economist and politician. Born on June 8, 1949, in Tiraspol, he studied at Samara…
Luisa Muraro dead at age 85
Luisa Muraro, an Italian philosopher and feminist activist,
died on June 13, 2026. She was 85, one day short of her 86th birthday. Born in Montecchio Maggiore on June 14,…
Umer Chapra dead at age 93
Umer Chapra, a Pakistani-Saudi economist and adviser,
died on June 13, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Bombay on February 1, 1933, he was also known as Muhammad…
Joseph LaPalombara dead at age 101
Joseph LaPalombara, an American political scientist whose work focused on comparative politics, interest groups and the foreign investments of global firms,
died on June 12, 2026. He was 101. A…
Antony Jameson dead at age 91
Antony Jameson, a British aerospace scientist and engineer,
died on June 11, 2026. Born Guy Antony Jameson in Gillingham, England, he became known for his work in computational fluid dynamics…
Lynn Leibovitz dead at age 67
Lynn Leibovitz, an American judge who served as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia,
died on June 11, 2026, at age 67. Born in…
Merle Boucher dead at age 79
Merle Boucher, an American politician and former member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, died June 11, 2026, at age 79. Born July 19, 1946, in Rolette, North Dakota,…
María Ángeles Mezquíriz Irujo dead at age 97
María Ángeles Mezquíriz Irujo
died on June 11, 2026. She was a Spanish archaeologist. Tags Scientists, 11 June 2026, Aquarius, Irujo, Pamplona, Spain, June 11, June 2026, María
Natalino Irti dead at age 90
Natalino Irti
died on June 11, 2026. He was an Italian academic and jurist. Tags Lawyers, Scientists, 11 June 2026, Irti, Italy, Natalino, Rome, June 11, June 2026
Ren Yanshen dead at age 80
Ren Yanshen, a Chinese politician and academic,
died on June 10, 2026. He was 80. Ren served as deputy party secretary of Jiangsu Province and as vice chairman of the…
Arthur Buikema dead at age 85
Arthur Buikema, an American biologist and ecologist, died June 10, 2026, at age 85. Born Arthur Louis Buikema Jr. on February 4, 1941, in Cook County, Illinois, he was raised…
Emi Koyama dead at age 51
Emi Koyama
died on June 10, 2026. Koyama was an artist. Tags Artists, Scientists, 10 June 2026, Emi, Koyama, June 10, June 2026
Jean Ziegler dead at age 92
Jean Ziegler, the Swiss politician,
died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Hans Ziegler on April 19, 1934, in Thun, he built a public career that…
Jaroslav Macháček dead at age 96
Jaroslav Macháček, a Czech academic and translator,
died on June 10, 2026. Tags Scientists, 10 June 2026, Czechia, Jaroslav, June 10, June 2026, Macháček
Charles Mistretta dead
Charles Mistretta, an American medical physicist and emeritus professor of medical physics,
died on June 9, 2026. Known as Chuck Mistretta, he earned a doctorate in high energy physics from…
John Loring dead at age 86
John Loring, the American fashion design director who spent three decades guiding design at Tiffany & Co.,
died on June 9, 2026, at age 86. Born John Robbins Loring in…
Jerzy Bańczerowski dead at age 88
Jerzy Bańczerowski, a Polish professor of philology,
died on June 9, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on October 28, 1938, in Ożarów, he built a career in general…
Wolfgang Schleidt dead at age 98
Wolfgang Schleidt, an Austrian scientist and zoologist,
died on June 7, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Vienna on December 18, 1927, he worked in the areas of…
Richard Scolyer dead at age 59
Richard Scolyer, an Australian pathologist and melanoma researcher,
died on June 7, 2026, at age 59. Born in Launceston in 1966, he became a senior staff specialist in tissue pathology…
Robert Louis Wilken dead at age 89
Robert Louis Wilken, an American historian and former Lutheran minister,
died on June 7, 2026, at age 89. Born in New Orleans in 1936, he became William R. Kenan Jr.…
Robert Ricklefs dead at age 83
Robert Ricklefs, an American ornithologist and ecologist,
died on June 7, 2026, at age 83. Born Robert Eric Ricklefs on June 6, 1943, in San Francisco, he was educated at…
Gordon S. Wood dead at age 92
Gordon S. Wood, an American historian whose books included The Radicalism of the American Revolution and Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789–1815,
died on June 7,…
David Kaplunov dead at age 91
David Kaplunov
died on June 6, 2026. Tags Scientists, 06 June 2026, David, Kaplunov, Russia, June 2026, June 6
Dieter Wunderlich dead at age 88
Dieter Wunderlich
died on June 6, 2026. He was a German university teacher and linguist. Tags Scientists, 06 June 2026, Dieter, Germany, Wunderlich, June 2026, June 6
Abdul Ganiyu Ambali dead at age 68
Abdul Ganiyu Ambali, the Nigerian academic who served as vice chancellor of the University of Ilorin from 2012 to 2017,
died on June 6, 2026. He was 68. Born in…
Alan Riding dead at age 82, Journalist, author
Alan Riding, a British journalist and author who spent much of his career with The New York Times,
died on June 6, 2026. He was 82. Born in Rio de…
Alan Hale dead at age 67
Alan Hale, an American astronomer known for co-discovering Comet Hale–Bopp,
died on June 6, 2026. He was 67. Born in Tachikawa, Japan, on March 7, 1958, while his father was…
Manoa Rasigatale dead at age 78
Manoa Rasigatale, a Fijian politician and historian,
died on June 5, 2026, at age 78. Born on July 11, 1947, he also worked as a journalist, musician and television personality.…
Inman Harvey dead
Inman Harvey, a British computer scientist and senior lecturer at the University of Sussex,
died on June 5, 2026. Born on January 1, 2000, Harvey worked in computer science and…
Michael Tate dead at age 80
Michael Tate, the Australian politician, senator and Catholic priest who served in the Senate from 1978 to 1993,
died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 80. Born Michael…
Roar Arntzen dead at age 78
Roar Arntzen, a Norwegian engineer,
died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 78. Born on November 23, 1947, he grew up in Rosenborg and Byåsen and earned the…
Peter Klopfer dead at age 95
Peter Klopfer, a German-American zoologist and professor emeritus of biology at Duke University,
died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 95. Born Peter Hubert Klopfer in Berlin on…
Olufemi Majekodunmi dead at age 86
Olufemi Majekodunmi, the British-Nigerian architect,
died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in London on May 1, 1940, he was also known as Olufemi Adetokunbo Majekodunmi.…
Michael Shur dead at age 83
Michael Shur, a Soviet-born American physicist and academic,
died on June 5, 2026. He was 83. Shur was born on November 13, 1942, in Kamensk-Uralsky, then in the USSR, and…
Georgy Kleiner dead at age 80
Georgy Kleiner, a Russian economist,
died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 80. Born Georgy Borisovich Kleiner on May 8, 1946, in Ivanovo, he trained at the Moscow…
Georgy Kleiner dead at age 80
Georgy Kleiner
died on June 4, 2026. He was an economist. Tags Scientists, 04 June 2026, Georgy, Kleiner, Russia, Taurus, June 2026, June 4