William Gehrlein dead at age 80
William Gehrlein, an American academic and researcher known for work in social choice theory, decision theory and graph theory,
died on July 17, 2026. Born July 1, 1946, Gehrlein earned…
Famous Dead Scientists: Recent Scientist Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead scientists. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Ronald Trubuhovich dead at age 97
Ronald Trubuhovich, a New Zealand medical doctor and pioneer of critical care medicine in New Zealand,
died on July 16, 2026, aged 97. Known as Ronald Valentine Trubuhovich, he was…
Eberhard Gill dead at age 65, satellite orbit determination, GNSS technology and tracking, space sy…
Eberhard Gill, a German researcher and space systems engineer known for work in GNSS technology and tracking, space system engineering, multi-satellite systems and systems engineering,
died on July 16, 2026,…
Rudolph A. Marcus dead at age 102
Rudolph A. Marcus, the Canadian-born American chemist who won the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on electron transfer reactions,
died on July 16, 2026. He was 102.…
Elza Berquó dead at age 100
Elza Berquó, a Brazilian mathematician and statistician whose work also extended into research,
died on July 16, 2026. Born on October 17, 1925, in Guaxupé, she studied mathematics at the…
Lattie F. Coor dead at age 89
Lattie F. Coor, an American university administrator and professor of public policy who led the University of Vermont and Arizona State University,
died on July 16, 2026. Born in Phoenix…
Norman Ravitch dead at age 89
Norman Ravitch, an American historian and professor emeritus of history at the University of California, Riverside,
died on July 16, 2026. Born on January 1, 1936, he spent part of…
Lutz von Padberg dead at age 76
Lutz von Padberg, a German historian whose work focused on medieval history and the Christianization of the Germanic peoples,
died on July 16, 2026. Born in Essen on February 22,…
Chiang C. Mei dead at age 91
Chiang C. Mei, an American physicist and fluid dynamicist whose work influenced civil, environmental and coastal engineering,
died on July 16, 2026. Born in Wuhan on April 4, 1935, Mei,…
Denise Oliver-Velez dead at age 78
Denise Oliver-Velez, an American activist and community organizer,
died on July 15, 2026. She was 78. Born Denise Roberts Oliver on August 1, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York, she became…
Randolph Thummel dead at age 80
Randolph Thummel, an American chemist,
died on July 15, 2026, aged 80. He was known for work in organic and inorganic chemistry and taught at the University of Houston, where…
Piotr Oczko dead at age 53
Piotr Oczko, a Polish scholar of English and Dutch studies, literature and art historian, and translator,
died on July 15, 2026. Born in Kraków on January 1, 1973, he studied…
John Esposito dead at age 86
John Esposito, the American academic and scholar of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies,
died on July 15, 2026. Born John Louis Esposito on May 19, 1940, in Brooklyn, he taught…
Richard J. Estes dead at age 85
Richard J. Estes, an American academic and professor emeritus of Social Work and Social Policy at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia,
died on July 15, 2026, at the age…
Ihor Losiev dead at age 71
Ihor Losiev, a Ukrainian political scientist and publicist,
died on July 15, 2026. Born in Sevastopol on March 10, 1955, he became known as a columnist, journalist, and scholar of…
Ackbar Abbas dead at age 84
Ackbar Abbas, a Hong Kong literary scholar and professor of comparative literature,
died on July 15, 2026. Born in Kennedy Town in 1942, he taught at the University of California,…
Elena Baranová dead at age 80
Elena Baranová, a Slovak linguist and philologist,
died on July 14, 2026. Born on October 12, 1945, in Martin, then part of Czechoslovakia, she focused much of her scholarly work…
Hans Michael Maitzen dead at age 83
Hans Michael Maitzen, an Austrian astronomer,
died on July 14, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Graz on March 28, 1943, he studied astronomy, mathematics and physics at…
Márton Flander dead at age 41
Márton Flander, a Hungarian triathlete and economist,
died on July 14, 2026. Born in Baja on March 5, 1985, he began competing in triathlon in 2002 and went on to…
Harry Swinney dead at age 87, pattern formation, and fluid dynamics experiments
Harry Swinney, the American physicist known for work in pattern formation and fluid dynamics experiments,
died on July 13, 2026. Born in Opelousas, Louisiana, on April 10, 1939, he was…
Hervé Hasquin dead at age 83
Hervé Hasquin, a Belgian historian, university professor and politician,
died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Charleroi on December 31, 1942, he taught at the…
Jo Wan-kyu dead at age 98
Jo Wan-kyu, a South Korean politician who served as minister of education from 1992 to 1993,
died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 98. Born on February 11,…
Barry Dickins dead at age 76, author, artist, actor, educator, journalist
Barry Dickins, an Australian author, artist, actor, educator and journalist,
died on July 13, 2026, aged 76. Born in Reservoir in Melbourne, he became known for historical dramas and for…
Michael Stürmer dead at age 87
Michael Stürmer, the German historian known for his work on the history of the German Empire and his role in the Historikerstreit of the 1980s,
died on July 13, 2026.…
Mary Morello dead at age 102
Mary Morello
died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 102. An American activist and founder of Parents for Rock and Rap, she was also known as the mother…
Gita Upadhyay dead at age 87
Gita Upadhyay, an Indian writer and translator from Assam,
died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on February 14, 1939, in Gangmouthan in what is now…
Kent Carpenter dead at age 73
Kent Carpenter, an American marine biologist who spent much of his career based in the Philippines,
died on July 12, 2026. Born on January 20, 1953, he earned a bachelor’s…
Kent E. Carpenter dead at age 73
Kent E. Carpenter, an American marine biologist and professor of biological sciences at Old Dominion University,
died on July 12, 2026. He was a researcher in marine biology and ichthyology…
Rui Resende dead at age 88
Rui Resende, the Brazilian actor known for work in film and television,
died on July 12, 2026. Born José Pereira Rezende Filho in Araguari in 1937, he began his career…
Rui Rezende dead at age 88
Rui Rezende, the Brazilian actor known for roles in "Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands" and "Roque Santeiro,"
died on July 12, 2026. He was 88. Born José Pereira Rezende…
Susumu Tonegawa dead at age 86
Susumu Tonegawa, the Japanese biologist who won the 1987 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering V(D)J recombination,
died on July 11, 2026. Born in Nagoya on September 5,…
Gunter Stein dead at age 84
Gunter Stein, a German-American electrical engineer,
died on July 11, 2026. Born on July 16, 1941, in Bordesholm, Germany, he emigrated to the United States with his family in 1954.…
Yahiya Emerick dead at age 55
Yahiya Emerick, an American author and scholar,
died on July 11, 2026. Born John Joseph Emerick, he became known as a prolific American Muslim writer and educator whose work focused…
Đorđe Kadijević dead at age 93, Serbian film director, screenwriter and art critic
Đorđe Kadijević
died on July 10, 2026, at age 93. He was a Serbian film director, screenwriter and art critic. Born in Šibenik on January 6, 1933, Kadijević also worked…
Mark B. Wise dead at age 72
Mark B. Wise, the Canadian-American theoretical physicist whose work helped shape heavy quark effective theory,
died on July 10, 2026. Born on November 9, 1953, he conducted research in elementary…
Eva Røine dead at age 97
Eva Røine, the Norwegian psychologist, actress, author and former beauty pageant titleholder,
died on July 10, 2026. Born in Mysen on December 11, 1928, she was first known in younger…
José Bada Panillo dead at age 97
José Bada Panillo
died on July 9, 2026. He was a Spanish politician who served as minister of culture and education of Aragon from 1983 to 1987. Tags Politicians, Scientists,…
Olev Raju dead at age 78
Olev Raju
died on July 9, 2026. He was an Estonian politician and economist who served as a member of parliament from 1995 to 2003. Born in Tartu on January…
Robert E. Cohen dead at age 79, American chemical engineer, complications from Parkinson’s di…
Robert E. Cohen, an American chemical engineer and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
died on July 9, 2026, aged 79, of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was known…
Kathy Muehlemann dead at age 76
Kathy Muehlemann, an American abstract painter and professor of art,
died on July 9, 2026, at age 76. Born in Austin in 1950, she earned a B.F.A. from Empire State…
Assaf Razin dead at age 85, Israeli economist, academic and author
Assaf Razin
died on July 8, 2026. He was an Israeli economist, academic and author. Razin taught at Tel Aviv University and Cornell University, and was recognized as a Fellow…
Jesper Bøje Christensen dead at age 81
Jesper Bøje Christensen, the Danish harpsichordist and music researcher known for his work on basso continuo,
died on July 8, 2026, at age 81. Born in Copenhagen on December 3,…
Béla Kádár dead at age 92
Béla Kádár
died on July 8, 2026, at the age of 92. He was a Hungarian economist and politician. Born in Pécs on March 21, 1934, Kádár also worked as…
Ihor Zvarych dead at age 73
Ihor Zvarych
died on July 8, 2026. He was a Ukrainian politician. Tags Politicians, Scientists, 08 July 2026, Ihor, Scorpio, Ukraine, Zvarych, July 2026, July 8
Béla Kádár dead at age 92
Béla Kádár
died on July 8, 2026. He was a Hungarian economist and politician. Tags Politicians, Scientists, 08 July 2026, Hungary, Béla, July 2026, July 8, Kádár
Henry O. Pollak dead at age 98
Henry O. Pollak, the Austrian-American mathematician,
died on July 8, 2026, aged 98. Born Henry Otto Pollak in Vienna on December 13, 1927, he was educated at Yale University and…
Musharrof Husain Khan dead at age 92, University Academic, Professor
Musharrof Husain Khan, a university academic and professor,
died on July 7, 2026, aged 92. Also known as M. H. Khan, he was a Bangladeshi academic who served as the…
Alberto Lettieri dead at age 67
Alberto Lettieri
died on July 6, 2026. He was an Argentine historian and academic who taught and conducted research at the University of Buenos Aires and the National Scientific and…
John Van Antwerp Fine Jr. dead at age 86
John Van Antwerp Fine Jr., a professor of history and scholar of Balkan and Byzantine studies,
died on July 6, 2026. He was 86. Fine taught for decades at the…
Saverio “Sonny” Morea dead at age 94
Saverio "Sonny" Morea
died on July 6, 2026. He was an American aerospace engineer and aviator, and his work also included service as a scientist, aircraft pilot and military flight…
Vladimir Okrepilov dead at age 82
Vladimir Okrepilov
died on July 6, 2026. He was a Russian economist and academic. Born in Saint Petersburg on February 23, 1944, Okrepilov worked in economics and taught at several…
Erminio Gius dead at age 88
Erminio Gius
died on July 6, 2026. He was a psychologist. Tags Scientists, 06 July 2026, Erminio, Gemini, Gius, July 2026, July 6
Herman Chernoff dead at age 103
Herman Chernoff died July 6, 2026. He was an American mathematician. Tags Scientists, 06 July 2026, America, Cancer, Chernoff, Herman, July 2026, July 6
Mike Wallace dead at age 83
Mike Wallace
died on July 5, 2026. He was an American historian. Tags Scientists, 05 July 2026, America, Cancer, Mike, Wallace, July 2026, July 5
Piatro Sadoŭski dead at age 85
Piatro Sadoŭski
died on July 5, 2026. He was a Belarusian diplomat and politician. Born on February 2, 1941, Sadoŭski also worked as a linguist. His career included service in…
Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq dead at age 85, Professor, writer
Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq
died on July 5, 2026. He was a professor and writer. Tags Scientists, Writers, 05 July 2026, Abul, Haq, Libra, July 2026, July 5
Petr Šmolka dead at age 80
Petr Šmolka
died on July 5, 2026. He was a Czech psychologist and marriage counselor. His work focused on relationships and family life. Tags Scientists, 05 July 2026, Czechia, Petr,…
Eutimio Martino dead at age 101, Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher and writer
Eutimio Martino
died on July 5, 2026. He was a Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher and writer. Martino was also known as a historian, theologian, Catholic priest, poet, university teacher and…
Walt Odets dead at age 79
Walt Odets died July 5, 2026. He was an American psychologist and author. Born in Los Angeles on Feb. 4, 1947, Odets was a clinical psychologist who also wrote books.…
Linda McCarriston dead at age 82
Linda McCarriston, an American poet and longtime University of Alaska Anchorage professor,
died on July 5, 2026, aged 82. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, she taught creative writing and literary arts…
George Benedek dead at age 97
George Benedek, an American physicist who helped develop quasi-elastic light scattering spectroscopy and taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
died on July 5, 2026. He was 97. Born on…
David Emil Mungello dead at age 82
David Emil Mungello
died on July 4, 2026. He was an American historian. Tags Scientists, 04 July 2026, America, Capricorn, David, Mungello, July 2026, July 4
Shahed Kamal dead at age 85
Shahed Kamal, a Bangladeshi journalist and teacher,
died on July 4, 2026. He was 85. Known in cultural circles as Shamim Mama, Kamal worked as a senior news editor at…
Robert B. Sloan dead at age 77
Robert B. Sloan
died on July 3, 2026. He was an American academic and theologian. Born on January 1, 1949, Sloan was also known as Robert Bryan Sloan, Jr. Tags…
József Tóth dead at age 93
József Tóth
died on July 3, 2026. He was a Hungarian hydrogeologist and academic. He was 93. Tags Scientists, 03 July 2026, Cancer, Hungary, József, July 2026, July 3, Tóth
Apostolos Papageorgiou dead at age 89
Apostolos Papageorgiou
died on July 2, 2026. He was a Greek academic. Tags Scientists, 02 July 2026, Apostolos, Greece, Papageorgiou, July 2, July 2026
Bernd Rauschenbach dead at age 73
Bernd Rauschenbach
died on July 2, 2026. He was a German literary scholar and writer. Tags Scientists, Writers, 02 July 2026, Bernd, Germany, Rauschenbach, July 2, July 2026
Alexandru Madgearu dead at age 62
Alexandru Madgearu
died on July 2, 2026. Tags Scientists, 02 July 2026, Alexandru, Madgearu, Romania, July 2, July 2026
Lilly Marcou dead at age 89
Lilly Marcou, a French historian and researcher,
died on July 1, 2026, aged 89. Of Romanian origin, she specialised in the history of communism and built much of her career…
Hans Aarsleff dead at age 100
Hans Aarsleff
died on July 1, 2026. He was a Danish linguist and academic. Born on July 19, 1925, Aarsleff was a university teacher who taught at the University of…
Anthony M. Trozzolo dead at age 96
Anthony M. Trozzolo
died on July 1, 2026. He was an American chemist. Tags Scientists, 01 July 2026, America, Anthony, Capricorn, Trozzolo, July 1, July 2026
Puviarasu dead at age 96
Puviarasu, an Indian poet and translator,
died on June 30, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in 1930 in a village near Udumalpet, he was born S. Jagannathan and…
Yves-Marie Bercé dead at age 89
Yves-Marie Bercé
died on June 30, 2026. He was a French historian. Tags Scientists, 30 June 2026, France, Bercé, June 2026, June 30, Yves-Marie
Viktor Sagaradze dead at age 84
Viktor Sagaradze
died on June 30, 2026. He was a Russian physicist. Tags Scientists, 30 June 2026, Libra, Russia, Sagaradze, Viktor, June 2026, June 30
Karel Pexidr dead at age 96, Czech writer, lawyer, philosopher and composer of classical music
Karel Pexidr
died on June 29, 2026. He was a Czech writer, lawyer, philosopher and composer of classical music. Born on November 4, 1929, Pexidr was known for his work…
Ervin László dead at age 94
Ervin László, the Hungarian-born American philosopher and writer,
died on June 29, 2026, at age 94. Born in Budapest on May 12, 1932, he studied at the Franz Liszt Academy…
Salman Nadwi dead at age 72
Salman Nadwi, an Indian Islamic scholar and professor,
died on June 29, 2026. He was 72. Born in 1954 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, he served as dean of the Faculty…
Gregor McLennan dead at age 74
Gregor McLennan
died on June 29, 2026. He was a British sociologist. Tags Scientists, 29 June 2026, Britain, Gregor, Libra, June 2026, June 29, McLennan
Tom Siddon dead at age 84
Tom Siddon, a Canadian politician and former MP who served from 1978 to 1993,
died on June 28, 2026, at age 84. Born Thomas Edward Siddon in Drumheller, Alberta, on…
Sergei Sorokin dead at age 93
Sergei Sorokin
died on June 27, 2026, in Winchester. He was a scientist. Born on April 13, 1933, in Winchester, he was the son of sociologist Pitirim Sorokin. Tags Scientists,…
Valery Fabrikant dead at age 86
Valery Fabrikant, a Belarusian-born Canadian academic and convicted mass murderer,
died on June 27, 2026. Born Valery Iosifovich Fabrikant in Minsk on January 28, 1940, he became an associate professor…
Mykola Frolov dead at age 67
Mykola Frolov, a Ukrainian politician and academic administrator,
died on June 27, 2026, at the age of 67. Born in Zaporizhzhia on January 9, 1959, he became a prominent figure…
C. Robin Ganellin dead at age 92
C. Robin Ganellin
died on June 27, 2026. He was a British medicinal chemist whose work was recognized with election as a Fellow of the Royal Society and other honors.…
Rob Scheller dead at age 98
Rob Scheller, the Dutch art historian and professor of art history at the University of Amsterdam,
died on June 27, 2026. Born in Amsterdam in 1927 as Robert Wouter Hans…
Kairat Kadyrzhanov dead at age 80
Kairat Kadyrzhanov
died on June 26, 2026. He was a scientist born on December 5, 1945, in Taldyqorğan. Further details about his career were not provided in the available record.…
Huno Rätsep dead at age 98
Huno Rätsep, an Estonian linguist and longtime University of Tartu professor,
died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Tartu on December 28, 1927, he graduated…
John T. Pawlikowski dead at age 85
John T. Pawlikowski, an American Servite priest and professor emeritus of social ethics at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago,
died on June 26, 2026. He was 85. A member of…
Gail Bowen dead at age 84
Gail Bowen, a Canadian playwright and writer best known for the Joanne Kilbourn mystery series,
died on June 26, 2026. She was 83. Born Gail Dianne Bowen in Toronto on…
Cui Kun dead at age 100, Chinese academic, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Cui Kun
died on June 26, 2026. Tags Scientists, 26 June 2026, Cancer, China, Cui, Kun, June 2026, June 26
Christopher Robert Hallpike dead at age 88
Christopher Robert Hallpike, a British-born Canadian anthropologist and emeritus professor of anthropology at McMaster University in Ontario,
died on June 26, 2026. Born on April 19, 1938, Hallpike was known…
Věra Linhartová dead at age 88, Journalist, writer
Věra Linhartová, the Czech writer and art historian,
died on June 26, 2026, at age 88 in Paris. Born in Brno on March 22, 1938, she studied art history at…
David B. Danbom dead at age 79
David B. Danbom, an American historian and author,
died on June 26, 2026, aged 79. He taught agricultural history at North Dakota State University from 1974 to 2010 and was…
Annie Baglin dead at age 87
Annie Baglin
died on June 26, 2026. She was a French astrophysicist. Tags Scientists, 26 June 2026, Annie, Baglin, France, June 2026, June 26
Alain Roux dead at age 91
Alain Roux
died on June 26, 2026. He was a French historian and sinologist who taught at Paris 8 University and the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales. Born…
Wang Luolin dead at age 88
Wang Luolin, a Chinese politician and academic administrator,
died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in June 1938 in Wuchang, Hubei, he studied economics at Peking…
Milena Flodrová dead at age 91
Milena Flodrová
died on June 25, 2026. She was a Czech historian. Tags Scientists, 25 June 2026, Czechia, Milena, Flodrová, June 2026, June 25
Salomó Marquès dead at age 84
Salomó Marquès, a Spanish academic and writer,
died on June 25, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in L'Escala on February 4, 1942, he built a career in education,…
Salomó Marquès dead at age 84
Salomó Marquès
died on June 25, 2026. He was a Spanish educationist, professor and writer, and also worked as a pedagogue, historian and author. Born in L'Escala on February 4,…
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…