Famous Dead Scientists: Recent Scientist Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead scientists. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
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…
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
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,…
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
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
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…
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…
Roger K. Summit dead at age 95, American research scientist, traffic collision
Roger K. Summit, the American research scientist who founded Dialog Information Services and was called a father of modern online search,
died on June 7, 2026. Born Roger Kent Summit…
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,…
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…
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
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…
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…
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
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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.…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…