Jane Idleman Smith dead at age 88
Jane Idleman Smith, an American scholar of Islam and former Harvard University professor,
died on June 4, 2026, at age 88. Born in Park Ridge, Illinois, she devoted her career…
Famous Dead Scientists: Recent Scientist Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead scientists. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Subhash C. Kashyap dead at age 97, Indian political scientist, secretary-general of Lok Sabha
Subhash C. Kashyap, the Indian political scientist who served as secretary-general of Lok Sabha from 1984 to 1990,
died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 97. Born on…
Robert Coles dead at age 97
Robert Coles, an American child psychiatrist and professor emeritus at Harvard University,
died on June 4, 2026. He was 97. Born in Boston on October 12, 1929, Coles studied at…
Blenda Wilson dead at age 85
Blenda Wilson, an American academic administrator who became the first African-American woman to lead a large U.S. university,
died on June 4, 2026. She was 85. Born Blenda Jacqueline Wilson…
George Berzsenyi dead at age 87
George Berzsenyi, a Hungarian-American mathematician and educator known for his work in mathematics competitions and student mentoring,
died on June 4, 2026. He was 87. Born in Budapest in 1938,…
Rutsel Martha dead at age 70
Rutsel Martha, a Dutch politician and legal scholar,
died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Willemstad, Curaçao, in 1955, he was also known as Rutsel…
Peter Potichnyj dead at age 96
Peter Potichnyj, a Polish-Ukrainian-born American-Canadian political scientist and historian,
died on June 3, 2026, at age 96. Born Petro Iosyp Potichnyj on June 2, 1930, in Pawłokoma, Poland, he later…
Dimitri Bertsekas dead at age 83
Dimitri Bertsekas, a Greek mathematician and computer scientist whose work shaped nonlinear programming, convex optimization and dynamic programming,
died on June 3, 2026, at age 83. Born in Athens in…
Virginia Held dead at age 96
Virginia Held, an American philosopher and feminist theorist whose work helped shape the ethics of care,
died on June 3, 2026. She was 96. Born Virginia Potter Held on October…
Whatarangi Winiata dead at age 92
Whatarangi Winiata, a New Zealand Māori academic and founder of Te Wānanga o Raukawa,
died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 92. A leading Māori leader, he served…
Jagannath Prasad Das dead at age 90, Writer, poet, novelist
Jagannath Prasad Das, the Indian writer and poet known for his work in Odia,
died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Puri on April 26,…
Patrick Négrier dead at age 70
Patrick Négrier, a French philosopher who specialized in the study of Western esotericism and Freemasonry,
died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Aubusson, France, on…
David Robert Williams dead at age 71, American aerospace and mechanical engineer, fellow of the Ame…
David Robert Williams, an American aerospace and mechanical engineer and fellow of the American Physical Society,
died on June 2, 2026. He spent 42 years at the Illinois Institute of…
Agnes Herzberg dead at age 87
Agnes Herzberg, a Canadian statistician and professor of mathematics and statistics at Queen’s University,
died on June 2, 2026. She was 87. Born Agnes Margaret Herzberg in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in…
Wei-Wen Yu dead at age 102
Wei-Wen Yu, a Chinese-born American civil engineer and academic known for his work on cold-formed steel structures,
died on June 2, 2026. He was 102. Yu was born in Weifang,…
Agnes M. Herzberg dead at age 87
Agnes M. Herzberg, a Canadian statistician and professor of mathematics and statistics at Queen’s University,
died on June 2, 2026, at age 87. Born Agnes Margaret Herzberg in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,…
Mildred Pitts Walter dead at age 103
Mildred Pitts Walter, an American writer whose children’s books often featured African-American protagonists,
died on June 2, 2026, at age 103. Born Mildred Pitts on September 9, 1922, in Sweetville,…
Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi dead at age 65, Burmese film director, poet and political prisoner
Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi, a Burmese film director, poet and political prisoner,
died on June 2, 2026. He was 65. Born in 1961, he was also known as a…
José Carlos Gómez Villamandos dead at age 63
José Carlos Gómez Villamandos, a Spanish veterinarian and politician who served as minister of universities of Andalusia from 2022,
died on June 2, 2026. He was 63. Born in Córdoba…
William Willard Gibson Jr. dead at age 94
William Willard Gibson Jr., an American lawyer and legal scholar,
died on June 1, 2026, at age 94. Born in Amarillo, Texas, on March 5, 1932, he earned a B.A.…
Gianni Francesco Mattioli dead at age 86, Politician, university professor
Gianni Francesco Mattioli, the Italian politician and physicist who served as a deputy from 1987 to 2001 and as minister of community policies from 1998 to 1999,
died on June…
Keith Anthony Morrison dead at age 84
Keith Anthony Morrison, a Jamaican-American painter,
died on June 1, 2026, at age 84. Born in Linstead, Jamaica, he studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, earning…
Stéphane-Albert Boulais dead at age 76
Stéphane-Albert Boulais, a Canadian writer and film critic,
died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Maniwaki, Quebec, on June 17, 1949, he studied at Laval…
Jozien Bensing dead at age 76
Jozien Bensing, a Dutch clinical psychologist and university teacher,
died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 76. Born Josina Maria Bensing on March 12, 1950, in Tilburg, she…
Ermanno Arslan dead at age 85
Ermanno Arslan
died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 85. An Italian archaeologist, he was also a numismatist and museum professional. Born in Verona in 1940, he studied…
Ru-Chih Chow Huang dead at age 94
Ru-Chih Chow Huang
died on May 31, 2026. She was a Taiwanese-American biologist. Tags Scientists, 31 May 2026, America, Huang, Taiwan, May 2026, May 31, Ru-Chih
Robert Kya-Hill dead at age 95
Robert Kya-Hill, the American actor born Robert Hill on December 4, 1930,
died on May 31, 2026, at age 95. He also worked as a director, playwright, musician, composer and…
Gerard Verschuuren dead at age 80
Gerard Verschuuren
died on May 31, 2026. He was a Dutch biologist. Tags Scientists, 31 May 2026, Gemini, Gerard, Netherlands, Verschuuren, May 2026, May 31
François Vezin dead at age 89
François Vezin
died on May 31, 2026. He was a French philosopher and translator. Tags Scientists, 31 May 2026, Aquarius, France, Loches, Vezin, François, May 2026, May 31
Probal Dasgupta dead at age 72
Probal Dasgupta, an Indian linguist, Esperantist and former president of the Universal Esperanto Association,
died on May 31, 2026. He was 72. Born in Kolkata on September 19, 1953, Dasgupta…
Jamshid Gharajedaghi dead at age 88
Jamshid Gharajedaghi, the Iranian-American business theorist known for his work in systems thinking, managing complexity and business architecture,
died on May 30, 2026. He served as adjunct professor of Social…
Joe Negri dead at age 99
Joe Negri, an American jazz guitarist and educator,
died on May 30, 2026, at age 99. Born Joseph Harold Negri on June 10, 1926, in Pittsburgh, he began performing on…
James R. Gibson dead at age 91
James R. Gibson died May 29, 2026. He was a Canadian historian and geographer. Tags Scientists, 29 May 2026, Canada, Gibson, James, Taurus, May 2026, May 29
José Manuel Blecua Perdices dead at age 86, Spanish philologist, director of the Royal Spanish Acad…
José Manuel Blecua Perdices, the Spanish philologist who directed the Royal Spanish Academy from 2010 to 2014,
died on May 29, 2026. He was 86. Born in Zaragoza on June…
Sidney Moko Mead dead at age 99
Sidney Moko Mead, a New Zealand Māori anthropologist and historian,
died on May 29, 2026. He was 99. Born in Wairoa on January 8, 1927, Mead was also known as…
Edgar Morin dead at age 104
Edgar Morin, the French philosopher and sociologist whose work on complexity and “polycrisis” shaped debates across the social sciences,
died on May 29, 2026. He was 104. Born Edgar Nahoum…
James M. Redfield dead at age 90
James M. Redfield, an American academic known for his work on Homer and Herodotus,
died on May 28, 2026. He was 91. Redfield’s best-known book was Nature and Culture in…
Jang Jae-sik dead at age 91
Jang Jae-sik
died on May 28, 2026. He was a South Korean politician and economist. Further details about his life and career were not provided in the available record. Tags…
Marie-Jo Lafontaine dead at age 75
Marie-Jo Lafontaine, the Belgian sculptor and video artist,
died on May 28, 2026. She was 75. Born in Antwerp on November 17, 1950, she studied at the École nationale supérieure…
Carlos Oliva dead at age 61, Peruvian economist, director of the Central Reserve Bank and minister…
Carlos Oliva
died on May 27, 2026. He was a Peruvian economist who served as director of the Central Reserve Bank and as minister of economy and finance. Tags Politicians,…
Carlos Oliva dead at age 61, Peruvian economist, director of the Central Reserve Bank and minister…
Carlos Oliva, a Peruvian economist who served as director of the Central Reserve Bank from 2015 to 2016 and again from 2021,
died on May 27, 2026, at the age…
Paul Dorpat dead at age 87
Paul Dorpat, an American historian,
died on May 27, 2026. He was 87. Dorpat was an author and photographer who focused on the history of Seattle and Washington state. He…
Jean-Bosco Tchagolé dead
Jean-Bosco Tchagolé, priest of the Diocese of Sokodé and a Togolese Catholic cleric,
died on May 27, 2026. He served in pastoral ministry in northern Togo and was known for…
Choi Jeong-woon dead at age 73
Choi Jeong-woon
died on May 27, 2026. He was a Korean professor. Tags Scientists, 27 May 2026, Choi, Sagittarius, Jeong-woon, May 2026, May 27
Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy dead at age 86
Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy, an American historian and academic,
died on May 26, 2026, at age 86. Kennedy was among the founding feminists in the early women’s studies program at the…
Renato Rosaldo dead at age 85
Renato Rosaldo, an American cultural anthropologist,
died on May 26, 2026. Born in Champaign, Illinois, on April 15, 1941, he carried out field research among the Ilongots of northern Luzon…
Klaus Lehnertz dead at age 88
Klaus Lehnertz, a German pole vaulter and Olympic bronze medalist,
died on May 26, 2026. He was 88. Born in Solingen on April 13, 1938, Lehnertz competed for the United…
Gennaro Sasso dead at age 97
Gennaro Sasso
died on May 26, 2026. He was 97. An Italian philosopher and historian of philosophy, Sasso was born in Rome on June 25, 1928. His work and teaching…
Dragoljub Mićunović dead at age 95
Dragoljub Mićunović, a Serbian politician and former president of the chamber of citizens of the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia from 2000 to 2003 and of the Assembly of Serbia and…
Abdillah Toha dead at age 84
Abdillah Toha, an Indonesian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2004 to 2009,
died on May 26, 2026. He was 84. A member of…
Arnold Whittall dead at age 90
Arnold Whittall, the British musicologist who wrote widely on 20th- and 21st-century classical music,
died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, on November…
Stanley Michael Gartler dead at age 102
Stanley Michael Gartler
died on May 25, 2026. He was an American biologist. Tags Scientists, 25 May 2026, America, Gartler, Gemini, Stanley, May 2026, May 25
Kathryn Sessions dead at age 84
Kathryn Sessions, an American politician who served in the Wyoming Senate from 1999 to 2011 and in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1993 to 1998,
died on May 25,…
Shereen Ratnagar dead at age 82
Shereen Ratnagar, an Indian archaeologist,
died on May 25, 2026. She was 82. Ratnagar’s work focused on the Indus Valley civilization, and she wrote several books and academic textbooks. She…
Russell M. Pitzer dead at age 88
Russell M. Pitzer, an American chemist and educator,
died on May 25, 2026, at the age of 88. Born Russell Mosher Pitzer on May 10, 1938, in Berkeley, California, he…
Massimo Capaccioli dead at age 82
Massimo Capaccioli
died on May 25, 2026. He was an Italian astrophysicist. Tags Scientists, 25 May 2026, Capaccioli, Italy, Massimo, May 2026, May 25
Gary Foster dead at age 89
Gary Foster, an American musician and educator whose career spanned jazz, cool jazz, classical and pop,
died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 90. Born Norman Gary Foster…
Linda Masarira dead at age 43
Linda Masarira, a Zimbabwean politician and human rights activist,
died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 43. She was known for her work in human rights activism and…
John Eaton dead at age 91
John Eaton, the American jazz pianist and musicologist,
died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 91. Born John Livingston Eaton in Washington, D.C., on May 29, 1934, he…
Richard A. Tapia dead at age 88
Richard A. Tapia, an American mathematician,
died on May 23, 2026. He was known for his work in mathematical optimization and iterative methods for nonlinear problems, with more recent research…
Ann Fox Chandonnet dead at age 83, Poet, journalist
Ann Fox Chandonnet, an American poet,
died on May 23, 2026, at age 83. She was also known as a journalist, book reviewer, and culinary historian. Born Ann Alicia Fox…
Toman Brod dead at age 97
Toman Brod, a Czech historian, anti-communist dissident and Holocaust survivor,
died on May 23, 2026. He was 97. Brod was born in Prague on January 18, 1929, to an assimilated…
Clarence B. Jones dead at age 95
Clarence B. Jones, an American lawyer and counsel,
died on May 22, 2026. He was 95. Jones was the former personal counsel, adviser, draft speech writer and close friend of…
Tomáš Čermák dead at age 83
Tomáš Čermák, the Czech engineer and rector of VSB – Technical University of Ostrava,
died on May 22, 2026, at the age of 83. He led the university during two…
Tamati Reedy dead at age 89, New Zealand Māori academic, rugby union player, and public servant
Sir Tamati Reedy, a New Zealand Māori academic, rugby union player and public servant,
died on May 21, 2026. Born in Ruatoria in 1936, he served as secretary of the…
Gerald M. Pomper dead at age 91
Gerald M. Pomper, an American political scientist,
died on May 21, 2026. He was 91. Pomper specialized in American elections and politics and was the Board of Governors Professor Emeritus…
Teet Veispak dead at age 70
Teet Veispak, an Estonian historian and academic,
died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 70. Born on September 25, 1955, he graduated from Tartu State University’s Faculty of…
Cleve Moler dead at age 86
Cleve Moler, an American mathematician and computer programmer known for MATLAB and MathWorks,
died on May 20, 2026, at age 86. He specialized in numerical analysis and was one of…
João Maurício Adeodato dead at age 70
João Maurício Adeodato, a Brazilian jurist and legal philosopher,
died on May 19, 2026, at age 70. Born João Maurício Leitão Adeodato on March 12, 1956, he was born in…
Christian Freeling dead at age 79
Christian Freeling, a Dutch game designer and mathematician,
died on May 19, 2026, in Enschede, Netherlands, at the age of 79. Born in Enschede on February 1, 1947, he was…
Tito Benady dead at age 95
Tito Benady, a Gibraltarian historian,
died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 95. Also known as Mesod Benady MBE, he was of Sephardic Jewish descent and specialised in…
Heinz-Helmich van Schewick dead at age 85
Heinz-Helmich van Schewick, a German politician and member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1985 to 2000,
died on May 19, 2026. He was 85. Van Schewick was a…
Helmut F. Kaplan dead at age 73
Helmut F. Kaplan
died on May 18, 2026. He was an Austrian philosopher. Tags Scientists, 18 May 2026, Austria, Helmut, Kaplan, May 18, May 2026
Tom Kane dead at age 64, American voice actor, complications from a stroke
Tom Kane, an American voice actor known for work in The Powerpuff Girls, Star Wars and The Wild Thornberrys, died May 18, 2026, of complications from a stroke. He was…
Aldo Naouri dead at age 88
Aldo Naouri, a French paediatric psychologist and psychoanalyst,
died on May 18, 2026, in Paris, France, aged 88. Born in Benghazi, Italian Libya, on Dec. 22, 1937, he came from…
Feliksas Bajoras dead at age 91
Feliksas Bajoras, a Lithuanian composer and academic,
died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Alytus on October 7, 1934, he studied violin at the Lithuanian…
Meredith Lillich dead at age 94
Meredith Lillich, an American art historian,
died on May 18, 2026. She was 94. Lillich was an art historian and medievalist who taught at Syracuse University. She was educated at…
Fred Negrit dead at age 76
Fred Negrit, a French educator and cultural promoter,
died on May 17, 2026, at the age of 76. He was known for his work promoting Indian languages and culture in…
Peter G. Neumann dead at age 93, American computer science researcher, complications from a fall
Peter G. Neumann, an American computer science researcher,
died on May 17, 2026, at age 93 from complications from a fall. He worked on the Multics operating system in the…
Luis de la Peña dead at age 95
Luis de la Peña, a Mexican physicist,
died on May 17, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Mexico City in 1931, he studied mechanical-electrical engineering at ESIME of…
Cho Il-hyeon dead at age 70, South Korean politician, MP
Cho Il-hyeon, a South Korean politician and former member of the National Assembly,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 70. Born on July 15, 1955, in Hongcheon…
Stephen Bungay dead at age 71
Stephen Bungay, the director of the Ashridge Strategic Management Centre at Hult International Business School,
died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 71. A British management consultant, historian…
Quinn G. McKay dead at age 99, American academic, writer and Mormon leader
Quinn G. McKay, an American academic, writer and Mormon leader,
died on May 16, 2026. He was 99. McKay was born on October 30, 1926, and was raised in Huntsville,…
James Robison dead at age 82
James Robison, an American televangelist,
died on May 17, 2026, at age 82, according to an announcement of his death. He was also a pastor, theologian, and author, and founded…
Frank Hayden dead at age 96
Frank Hayden, a Canadian academic and physical education and kinesiology professor,
died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 96. Hayden was born in Windsor, Ontario, on January 11,…
Hajibaba Azimov dead at age 87, Azerbaijani politician, member of the Supreme Soviet
Hajibaba Azimov, an Azerbaijani politician and member of the Supreme Soviet from 1991 to 1995,
died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on August 1, 1938,…
International Journal of Comic Art dead at age 90
International Journal of Comic Art, the American comics scholar who founded the International Journal of Comics Art,
died on May 16, 2026. John A. Lent established the biannual journal in…
Tatsuya Hori dead at age 90
Tatsuya Hori, Japanese politician and governor of Hokkaido from 1995 to 2003,
died on May 16, 2026, of cancer. He was 90. Hori was born in Tomakishi, Karafuto, on Nov.…
Frank Land dead at age 97
Frank Land, a German-born British information systems researcher,
died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Frank Landsberger in Berlin in October 1928, he was the first…
Tarsy Carballas dead at age 91
Tarsy Carballas, a Spanish soil scientist and academic,
died on May 16, 2026. Born in Taboada on June 2, 1934, she was a pioneer in the study of soils in…
Shin’ichirō Tawata dead at age 78
Shin'ichirō Tawata
died on May 15, 2026. He was a Japanese linguist. Tags Scientists, 15 May 2026, Cancer, Japan, Tawata, May 15, May 2026, Shin'ichirō
Aleksandr Borovkov dead at age 95, Russian mathematician, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Aleksandr Borovkov, a Russian mathematician and member of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
died on May 15, 2026, at age 95. Borovkov was born in Moscow on March 6, 1931.…
Shinichiro Tawada dead at age 78
Shinichiro Tawada, a Japanese linguist,
died on May 15, 2026. Tags Scientists, 15 May 2026, Cancer, Japan, Shinichiro, Tawada, May 15, May 2026