Andrzej Gąsiorowski dead at age 75
Andrzej Gąsiorowski, a Polish academic and historian,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 75. He worked as a research scientist at the Stutthof concentration camp Museum in Sztutowo and as…
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Hà Đình Đức dead at age 86
Hà Đình Đức, a Vietnamese biologist known for his work on the Hoan Kiem turtle,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 86. Born on March 23, 1940, in Thọ Xuân…
Wimal Dissanayake dead at age 86
Wimal Dissanayake, a Sri Lankan writer, literary critic and scholar of Asian cinema and communication theory,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 86. He was known as a creative writer…
Whitney Chadwick dead at age 83
Whitney Chadwick, the American art historian and educator whose work examined contemporary art, modernism, Surrealism and questions of gender and sexuality,
died on August 6, 2026, aged 83. She taught…
Tom Rockmore dead at age 84
Tom Rockmore, an American philosopher who wrote extensively on German idealism,
died on August 6, 2026, aged 84. A scholar of the history of philosophy as well as philosophy itself,…
Harry C. Dorn dead at age 82
Harry C. Dorn, an American chemist who spent five decades on the faculty at Virginia Tech,
died on August 6, 2026, aged 82. Dorn, whose full name was Harry Conrad…
Rashid al-Rajih dead at age 81
Rashid al-Rajih, a Saudi academic and politician,
died on August 6, 2026, aged 81. Born in Turubah, Saudi Arabia, in 1944, he was a Saudi national who studied at the…
Daniel Sivan dead at age 76
Daniel Sivan, a professor and Moroccan-born Israeli linguist,
died on August 6, 2026, at age 76. Born in Casablanca on August 21, 1949, he was known as an emeritus professor…
Kuulo Kalamees dead at age 92
Kuulo Kalamees, an Estonian mycologist,
died on August 6, 2026, aged 92. Born in Tartu on April 15, 1934, he studied at the University of Tartu and went on to…
Bruno Battisti D’Amario dead at age 88
Bruno Battisti D'Amario, the Italian classical guitarist and composer,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 88. Born in Rome on October 5, 1937, he was also a teacher and became…
Oleksii Yukov dead at age 40, Ukrainian war archaeologist, killed by landmine
Oleksii Yukov, a Ukrainian war archaeologist and head of the volunteer group Platzdarm,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 40, after being killed by a landmine. Known formally as Oleksii…
Manfred Rühl dead at age 92
Manfred Rühl, a German higher education teacher and communication scholar,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 92. Born in Nuremberg on December 31, 1933, he studied economics and social sciences…
Eugene Stockton dead at age 91
Eugene Stockton, an Australian priest,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 91. He was also an archaeologist, scholar, Aboriginal chaplain, teacher and educator who spent many years in the Blue…
Laurence E. Nyquist dead at age 87
Laurence E. Nyquist, an American planetary scientist,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 87. He was known for work on the chronometry of planetary materials, research that helped scientists better…
Rustem Zhantiev dead at age 88
Rustem Zhantiev, a Russian scientist and entomologist,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 88. Born in Yalta on October 11, 1937, he specialized in the systematics, ecology and physiology of…
Oladele Awobuluyi dead at age 89, Yoruba linguistics, African linguistics, language policy
Oladele Awobuluyi, a Nigerian linguist, professor and author known for his work in Yoruba linguistics, African linguistics and language policy,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 89. Born on July…
Ken Mitchell dead at age 85, novelist, poet
Ken Mitchell, the Canadian poet, novelist and playwright who helped shape Saskatchewan’s literary life,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 85. Born Kenneth Ronald Mitchell in Moose Jaw on December…
Jarosław Stolicki dead at age 63
Jarosław Stolicki, a Polish historian and academic,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 63. He was a professor of the humanities and taught at Jagiellonian University, where he also studied…
Victor Niederhoffer dead at age 82
Victor Niederhoffer, an American investor and writer,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 82. Born in Brooklyn on December 10, 1943, he was also known as a statistician, economist and…
Daniele Amati dead at age 94
Daniele Amati, the Italian theoretical physicist who specialized in particle physics,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 94. Born in Rome on August 11, 1931, he earned his Ph.D. in…
Klaus Hänsch dead at age 87, German politician, member and president of the European Parliament
Klaus Hänsch, the German politician who served as a member and president of the European Parliament,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 87. Born on December 15, 1938, in Szprotawa,…
Joseph C. Paradi dead at age 85
Joseph C. Paradi, a Hungarian-born Canadian academic and professor at the University of Toronto,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 85. He was a senior professor of chemical engineering at…
Robin Middleton dead at age 94
Robin Middleton, the British architectural historian and professor emeritus of Columbia University,
died on August 3, 2026, aged 94. Born in South Africa on September 30, 1931, he trained as…
Uladzimir Shymau dead at age 77, Belarusian politician, minister of economy
Uladzimir Shymau, a Belarusian politician and minister of economy,
died on August 3, 2026, aged 77. He was born on November 29, 1948, and was known in Belarus as an…
Uladzimir Shymau dead at age 77
Uladzimir Shymau, a Belarusian economist and politician who served as minister of economy from 1996 to 2002,
died on August 3, 2026, aged 77. Born in Radolivka on November 29,…
Iván Szelényi dead at age 88
Iván Szelényi, the Hungarian-American sociologist and university teacher who became a leading figure in the study of social and economic change,
died on August 3, 2026, aged 88. Born in…
Sir Anthony Kenny dead at age 95
Sir Anthony Kenny, the British philosopher known for work in the philosophy of mind, ancient and scholastic philosophy, the philosophy of religion and Wittgenstein studies,
died on August 3, 2026,…
Farrokh Saidi dead at age 96
Farrokh Saidi, an Iranian surgeon and academic,
died on August 2, 2026, aged 96. Born in Tehran on November 22, 1929, he studied at Cornell University from 1947 to 1950…
Bill Goichberg dead at age 83
Bill Goichberg, an American chess player,
died on August 2, 2026, at age 83. Widely known in chess circles as both a master and a tournament organizer, he founded the…
Marcel J. Mélançon dead at age 88
Marcel J. Mélançon, a Canadian bioethicist and academic,
died on August 1, 2026, at age 88. Born in Saint-Barnabé-Nord on April 3, 1938, he was also known as Marcel Melançon…
Rom Kostřica dead at age 77
Rom Kostřica, a Czech professor of otorhinolaryngology and former member of parliament,
died on August 1, 2026, aged 77. Born in Brno, he built his career in medicine and higher…
Line Bareiro dead at age 75
Line Bareiro, the Paraguayan political scientist,
died on August 1, 2026, aged 75. Born in Asunción on August 30, 1950, she became known as a political scientist, lawyer and human…
Antonio Mazzi dead at age 96
Antonio Mazzi, an Italian Roman Catholic priest,
died on July 31, 2026, aged 96. Born in Verona in 1929, he became known as a presbyter, educator and writer, and devoted…
Dragiša Milojković dead at age 55
Dragiša Milojković, a Serbian film and television actor,
died on July 31, 2026, aged 55. Born in Jagodina in 1971, he studied acting in Novi Sad in the class of…
Marģers Vestermanis dead at age 100
Marģers Vestermanis, the Latvian Holocaust survivor and historian who founded the museum Jews in Latvia and later served as its former director,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 100. Born…
Igor Sharapov dead at age 65, Russian trumpeter, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation
Igor Sharapov, a Russian trumpeter and teacher,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 65. Born in Leningrad on June 19, 1961, he went on to become a soloist with the…
Kazimira Prunskienė dead at age 83, Lithuanian politician, prime minister and minister of agricultu…
Kazimira Prunskienė, the Lithuanian politician who served as prime minister and later as minister of agriculture,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 83. Born in Vasiuliškė on February 26, 1943,…
Sokrat Khanyan dead at age 96, poet, literary critic
Sokrat Khanyan, the Armenian poet and literary critic,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 96. Born on January 22, 1930, in Ağbulaq, he was also known as a translator, prose…
Václav Větvička dead at age 88
Václav Větvička, a Czech botanist and publicist,
died on July 30, 2026, at age 88. Born in Prague on January 13, 1938, he was also described as a biologist and…
Eugene Benson dead at age 98
Eugene Benson, a writer and Canadian professor of English,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 98. Born in Northern Ireland in 1928, he went on to build a career as…
Johanna Fernández dead at age 55
Johanna Fernández, an American historian and associate professor of history at Baruch College,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 55. A Dominican-American scholar based in New York City, she focused…
James Munkres dead at age 95
James Munkres, an American mathematician known for his work in topology and the Hungarian algorithm,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 95. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, he studied at Nebraska…
Cairns Craig dead at age 77
Cairns Craig, the Scottish literary scholar who specialised in Scottish and modernist literature,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 77. Born Robert Cairns Craig in Kilmarnock in 1949, he built…
Howard H. Pattee dead at age 99
Howard H. Pattee, an American biologist and academic,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 99. Born in Pasadena, California, in 1926, he studied at Stanford University, earning his degree in…
Thaw Kaung dead at age 88
Thaw Kaung, a Burmese librarian and historian,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 88. Known also as Sithu Thaw Kaung, he was born in Yangon on December 17, 1937, and…
Jochen Bohl dead at age 76
Jochen Bohl, a German theologian and Lutheran bishop,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 76. Born in Lüdenscheid on April 19, 1950, he served as bishop of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church…
Erik Olssen dead at age 84
Erik Olssen, the New Zealand historian whose work examined the links between social structures, politics and ideas,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 84. Born in Hamilton on December 14,…
Harry Mitchell dead at age 86
Harry Mitchell, an American politician and educator who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011, died July 29, 2026, aged 86. A Democrat, he represented Arizona’s…
Erwin Engeler dead at age 96
Erwin Engeler, a Swiss mathematician and computer scientist,
died on July 28, 2026, aged 96. Engeler did pioneering work on the connections between logic, computer science and scientific computation during…
G. Thomas Goodnight dead at age 77
G. Thomas Goodnight, an American scholar and communication theorist,
died on July 28, 2026, at age 77. Born in Houston, Texas, he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from…
Konrad Beikircher dead at age 80, German cabaret artist, musician and author
Konrad Beikircher, the German cabaret artist, musician and author,
died on July 28, 2026, aged 80. Born Konrad Johann Aloysia Beikircher in Bruneck, South Tyrol, he built a career that…
Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza dead at age 95
Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, the Colombian journalist and writer who also worked as a diplomat,
died on July 28, 2026, aged 95. Born in Tunja in 1932, he was identified in…
Tom Chadbon dead at age 80
Tom Chadbon, the English actor best known for work in British television and appearances in Doctor Who, Tess and Casino Royale,
died on July 27, 2026, aged 80. Born in…
Lucy López dead at age 96
Lucy López, the Chilean high jumper who won silver in the women’s high jump at the 1951 Pan American Games,
died on July 27, 2026, aged 96. López Cruz, born…
Léon Strauss dead at age 98
Léon Strauss, the French historian and academic who specialized in the history of Alsace,
died on July 27, 2026, aged 98. Born in Sarrebourg on August 14, 1927, he studied…
Frank Tusa dead at age 79
Frank Tusa, an American bassist and composer,
died on July 26, 2026, aged 79. Born in New York City on April 1, 1947, he became known as a jazz double-bassist,…
Gilberto Cárdenas dead at age 79
Gilberto Cárdenas, an American sociologist and art collector,
died on July 26, 2026, at age 79. He was born in San Gabriel, California, and was identified with work in sociology…
Bachtiar Aly dead at age 76
Bachtiar Aly, an Indonesian professor, politician and diplomat,
died on July 26, 2026, aged 76. Born in Banda Aceh on December 21, 1949, he built a career that combined academic…
Milan Knížák dead at age 86, visual art, art philosophy
Milan Knížák, the Czech artist, musician and performer who led the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and later directed the National Gallery Prague,
died on July 26, 2026. Born…
Ravan A. G. Farhâdi dead at age 96, Afghan academic and diplomat, ambassador to the United Nations
Ravan A. G. Farhâdi, the Afghan academic and diplomat who served as Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United Nations from 1993 to 2006,
died on July 26, 2026. He was 96.…
Isabel McBryde dead at age 92
Isabel McBryde, the Australian archaeologist who helped shape the study of Aboriginal archaeology in Australia,
died on July 26, 2026, aged 92. Born in Fremantle on July 16, 1934, she…
Thomas Hines dead at age 90
Thomas Hines, the American architectural historian and educator,
died on July 26, 2026, at age 90. Born Thomas Spight Hines, Jr., in Oxford, Mississippi, he taught at the University of…
Rosemary Crumlin dead at age 93
Rosemary Crumlin, an Australian art historian and educator,
died on July 25, 2026, aged 93. Born Rosemary Anne Crumlin in Sydney, she was a Sister of Mercy, art historian, educator…
Ayo Bamgbose dead at age 94
Ayo Bamgbose, the Nigerian academic linguist and first professor of linguistics in Nigeria,
died on July 25, 2026. Born on January 27, 1932, he was known for contributions to education…
Leung Choi-yuen dead at age 75
Leung Choi-yuen, a Hong Kong television producer,
died on July 25, 2026. Known in the industry as Uncle Choi, he worked at TVB as both a producer and a production…
Māzin Mubārak dead at age 95
Māzin Mubārak, a Syrian writer and scholar of Arabic,
died on July 25, 2026, aged 95. He was regarded as one of Syria’s leading grammarians, served as a member of…
Jean Mesqui dead at age 74, civil engineer, art historian
Jean Mesqui, a French castellologist, civil engineer and art historian,
died on July 24, 2026, aged 74. Born Jean Antoine André Marie Joseph Mesqui in Paris on May 27, 1952,…
Clemente Marconi dead at age 60
Clemente Marconi, an Italian archaeologist and art historian known for his work on Greek art and archaeology and the excavations at Selinunte,
died on July 24, 2026. Born in Rome…
Allan Warrack dead at age 89, Professor, politician
Allan Warrack, a professor and politician,
died on July 24, 2026, at age 89. A Canadian politician born in Calgary on May 24, 1937, he served in the Legislative Assembly…
Joseph Santamaria dead at age 78, Judge, lawyer
Joseph Santamaria, an Australian judge and lawyer,
died on July 23, 2026, aged 78. Born in Melbourne on July 14, 1948, Joseph Gerard Santamaria KC served as a judge of…
Pavel Jungwirth dead at age 60
Pavel Jungwirth, a Czech physical chemist and academic,
died on July 23, 2026, at the age of 60. Born in Prague on May 20, 1966, he studied at the Faculty…
K. Ali Kutty Musliyar dead at age 81
K. Ali Kutty Musliyar, an Indian Islamic scholar,
died on July 23, 2026. Born on February 23, 1945, in Thirurkad in what is now Kerala’s Malappuram district, he became a…
Karen Busby dead at age 67, research into queer issues, reproductive rights, constitutional law, an…
Karen Busby, a lawyer, feminist and former professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba whose work focused on queer issues, reproductive rights, constitutional law and civil…
Vasily Parkhomchuk dead at age 79
Vasily Parkhomchuk, a Russian physicist and specialist in accelerator and charged-particle storage ring physics,
died on July 23, 2026. Born on September 1, 1946, in Torchyn, he studied at Novosibirsk…
Patricia Donlon dead at age 83
Patricia Donlon, the Irish librarian and academic who served as director of the National Library of Ireland,
died on July 23, 2026, at the age of 83. Known as Pat…
Bill McGlaughlin dead at age 82
Bill McGlaughlin, the American composer and radio host who led the public radio programs Exploring Music and Saint Paul Sunday,
died on July 22, 2026. He was 82. Born William…
John Sheffield dead at age 89
John Sheffield, a British physicist,
died on July 22, 2026, aged 89. Born in London on December 15, 1936, he studied at Imperial College London, where he earned a BSc…
Gordon G. Gallup dead at age 85
Gordon G. Gallup, an American psychologist known for his research in biopsychology,
died on July 22, 2026, aged 85. He was a professor in the University at Albany’s psychology department…
David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry dead at age 96
David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry, a British aristocrat and pottery designer,
died on July 22, 2026, at the age of 96. Born David Harrington Angus Douglas in London on…
Josep Vallverdú dead at age 103
Josep Vallverdú, the Catalan writer and linguist,
died on July 21, 2026, at the age of 103. Born in Lleida on July 9, 1923, he became known as a poet,…
R. W. Johnson dead at age 82
R. W. Johnson, the English-born South African historian and academic,
died on July 21, 2026, aged 82. Born Richard William Johnson in England in September 1943, he studied at Natal…
Jean-Marc Sylvestre dead at age 79
Jean-Marc Sylvestre, the French journalist known for his long career in economics reporting on TF1, i>Télé and RT France,
died on July 21, 2026, at the age of 79. Born…
Edgar C. Otálvora dead at age 66, writer, policy analyst, journalist
Edgar C. Otálvora, the Venezuelan journalist, writer and historian,
died on July 21, 2026. Born Edgar Omar Contreras Otálvora on September 6, 1959, in Tovar, he built a career as…
John C. Dvorak dead at age 80
John C. Dvorak, an American tech writer and broadcaster,
died on July 20, 2026, at age 80. He wrote about technology and personal computing for decades, serving as a columnist…
Roy Jackson dead at age 94
Roy Jackson, a British chemical engineer,
died on July 20, 2026, aged 94. Born in Manchester on October 6, 1931, he attended Bolton School before his studies were interrupted by…
Tim Murphy dead at age 73
Tim Murphy, the American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania Senate,
died on July 19, 2026. He was 73. Murphy represented Pennsylvania’s 18th congressional…
Richard Heinberg dead at age 75, Writer, educator
Richard Heinberg, a writer and educator whose work examined energy, economic and ecological issues,
died on July 19, 2026, aged 75. He was known for writing extensively about oil depletion…
Esmaeil Yaghmaei dead at age 84
Esmaeil Yaghmaei, an Iranian archaeologist and writer,
died on July 19, 2026. Born in Tehran in 1941, he studied at the University of Tehran and went on to lead numerous…
Venceslas Kruta dead at age 86
Venceslas Kruta, a French archaeologist and historian,
died on July 19, 2026. Born in Saumur on November 4, 1939, he specialized in the protohistory of Europe and the commercial and…
Gregory Karotemprel dead at age 93, Indian East Syriac Catholic bishop, bishop emeritus of Rajkot
Gregory Karotemprel, an Indian East Syriac Catholic bishop and bishop emeritus of Rajkot,
died on July 19, 2026, at the age of 93. Known in church life as Mar Gregory…
Jaroslav Zvěřina dead at age 83, Czech politician, MEP and MP
Jaroslav Zvěřina, a Czech politician and former member of the European Parliament,
died on July 19, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Třebíč on December 18, 1942, he…
Christine Borland dead at age 61, Christine Borland, British sculptrix
Christine Borland, the British sculptrix and Scottish artist,
died on July 19, 2026, at the age of 61. Born in Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1965, she became associated with the…
Sidney H. Griffith dead at age 87
Sidney H. Griffith, an American academic and professor of Early Christian Studies at the Catholic University of America,
died on July 19, 2026. Born on January 1, 1938, Griffith spent…
Joseph Algazy dead at age 87
Joseph Algazy, the Israeli historian and journalist who wrote for Haaretz and Le Monde diplomatique,
died on July 18, 2026. Born in Alexandria on September 11, 1938, he studied and…
Heinz Dieterich dead at age 82
Heinz Dieterich, the German sociologist and political analyst,
died on July 18, 2026, aged 82. Residing in Mexico, he was known for his left-wing outlook and for work that ranged…
Stanisław Gomułka dead at age 85
Stanisław Gomułka, a Polish economist and academic,
died on July 18, 2026. Born on September 10, 1940, in Krężoły in what is now the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, he studied at the…
Alexandria Holloway dead at age 79
Alexandria Holloway, the founding dean of the Honors College at Miami Dade College and a longtime music educator and academic administrator,
died on July 18, 2026, aged 79. Holloway spent…
Robert Wiremu dead at age 55
Robert Wiremu, a New Zealand composer and baritone singer,
died on July 18, 2026, aged 55. Also known as Robert Spencer Wiremu, he was a music educator and choral director…
Arvi Altmäe dead at age 83
Arvi Altmäe, an Estonian architect and academic,
died on July 17, 2026. Born on July 22, 1942, in Estonia, he built a career that combined architecture, teaching and academic administration.…