Deaths Famous Dead Scientists
Francine Descarries 83–84 dead at age 83
a Canadian sociologist and professor of sociology at the Université du Québec à Montréal, died on March 16, 2026, at age 84. Born in Montreal in 1942, she was considered a leading figure in feminist studies in Quebec. At 16,… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Michel Hulin French philosopher dead at age 90
a French philosopher who specialized in Indian philosophy, died on March 16, 2026. Born on Jan. 31, 1936, he was an alumnus of the École normale supérieure and received his doctorate in philosophy from Paris-Sorbonne University in 1977 with a… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Yves Chevallard French mathematician dead at age 79
a French mathematician and academic, died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Tunis on May 1, 1946, he studied at the Lycée Thiers and the École normale supérieure, where he earned an agrégation de mathématiques.… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
James N. Hardin Jr. Germanist dead at age 87
an American Germanist, died on March 16, 2026, at age 87. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 17, 1939, he earned a BA in German from Washington and Lee University in 1960. He received a Fulbright scholarship that same year… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Ernő Mészáros Hungarian air chemist and meteorologist dead at age 90
a Hungarian air chemist and meteorologist, died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Budapest on April 12, 1935, he was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and received the Hungarian Middle Cross of… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Andriy Serdyuk 87 dead at age 87
a Ukrainian medical scientist and politician, died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Dnipropetrovsk on December 24, 1938, he served as Minister of Healthcare from 1996 to 1999. Serdyuk was identified in Ukrainian as Andriy… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Ong Kok Hai Malaysian microbiologist dead at age 80
a Malaysian microbiologist and Professor of Microbiology at the International Medical University, died on March 16, 2026. Born in Penang on 12 November 1945, he was one of the founders of the International Medical University in 1992 and played a… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026 · Hải
Alessandro Cortese de Bosis Italian diplomat and writer dead at age 99
an Italian academic, diplomat and writer, died on March 15, 2026, at the age of 99. Born in Rome on April 23, 1926, he served as president of the American University of Rome from 1993 to 1995. He died in… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
James M. Houston British-born Canadian theologian dead at age 103
a British-born Canadian theologian and academic who was professor of spiritual theology and the first principal of Regent College in Vancouver, died on March 15, 2026. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on November 21, 1922, he studied geography at the University… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Monroe Price American academic dead at age 87
an American academic and director of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Global Communication Studies, died on March 15, 2026. He also served as director of the Stanhope Centre for Communications Policy Research in London. In the early 1970s, Price… · India · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Jonathan Tyler British political activist and academic dead at age 85
a British political activist and academic, died on March 15, 2026. Born in Reading on June 8, 1940, he was a Green Party activist and academic who had earlier been a transport lecturer at the University of Birmingham. He stood… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Yuk L. Yung Chinese-born American planetary scientist dead at age 79
a Chinese-born American planetary scientist and professor of planetary science at the California Institute of Technology, died on March 15, 2026. Born in Hong Kong on August 23, 1946, he earned a B.S. in engineering physics with honors from the… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Richard Randriamandrato Diplomat, economist, public servant dead at age 67
a Malagasy diplomat, economist and public servant, died on March 15, 2026, at the age of 67. He had experience in international relations, finance and development, and held significant positions in the Malagasy government and in international organizations. Randriamandrato served… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Jürgen Habermas German philosopher and sociologist dead at age 96
the German philosopher and sociologist, died on March 14, 2026, at age 96. Born in Düsseldorf in 1929, he was a German philosopher and social theorist associated with critical theory and pragmatism. His work addressed communicative rationality and the public… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
David H. Waldeck Chemist dead at age 69
an American chemist, died in Invalid Date. Waldeck was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 5, 1956. He earned a BS degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1978 and a PhD in chemistry from the University of Chicago in…
Shigeaki Mori Historian dead at age 88
a Japanese historian and atomic bomb survivor, died on March 14, 2026. He was 88. Born in Hiroshima on March 29, 1937, Mori was known for his research into Allied prisoners of war who died during air raids on Japan.… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
Volodymyr Babayev Ukrainian scholar and politician dead at age 74
a Ukrainian scholar and politician, died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in Kharkiv on January 10, 1952, he served as rector of O. M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv from 2011 to… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
Francine Demichel French academic and jurist dead at age 87
a French academic and jurist, died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 87. Born Francine Batailler in Marseille on October 31, 1938, she served as president of Paris 8 University from 1987 to 1991. She also served in… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
Paulo Fernando Professor dead at age 58
a Brazilian politician and former four-time deputy, died on March 14, 2026, in Brasília, Brazil, at the age of 58. Born in Brasília on June 11, 1967, he was a member of the Republicans and served four brief terms in… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
Steve Thel American academic and lawyer dead at age 71
an American academic and lawyer, died on March 14, 2026. Born Steven Scott Thel in Tacoma, Washington, on December 28, 1954, he was the son of Albert John Thel and Ruth Muriel McAvoy. He graduated from Radford High School in… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
Andrew B. Wittkower Physicist dead at age 91
a British-born Canadian-American physicist and technology executive known for his contributions to ion implantation technology and the semiconductor industry, died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 91. Born Andrew Benedict Wittkower in London on November 7, 1934, he… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
Christopher A. Sims American economist dead at age 83
an American economist and econometrician, died on March 14, 2026, at age 83. He was the John J.F. Sherrerd '52 University Professor of Economics at Princeton University. Together with Thomas Sargent, he won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
İlber Ortaylı History of the Ottoman EmpireHistory of TurkeySeljuk Empire dead at age 78
a Turkish historian and professor of history, died on March 13, 2026. He was 78. Born on 21 May 1947 in Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Allied-occupied Austria, to Crimean Tatar parents, he taught at Galatasaray University in Istanbul and at Ankara University… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
Jacques Revel French historian dead at age 83
a French historian and emeritus director of studies and president of the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), died on March 13, 2026, at the age of 83. He was born on July 25, 1942. Revel also served… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
Ann Gluckman First female principal of a state co-educational secondary school in New Zealand dead…
a New Zealand educator, writer and historian, died on March 13, 2026, aged 98. Born Ann Jocelyn Klippel in London in 1927, she was appointed principal of Ngā Tapuwae College in 1975, becoming the first woman in New Zealand to… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
Jens Blauert German scientist dead at age 87
a German scientist known for his work in psychoacoustics, died on March 13, 2026. He was an emeritus professor at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, where he founded the Institute of Communication Acoustics. Blauert’s major fields of interest included spatial hearing, binaural… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
Paul R. Ehrlich The Population Bomb 1968 Simon–Ehrlich wager dead at age 93
an American biologist, author, and environmentalist, died on March 13, 2026, at the age of 93. He was known for his warnings about the consequences of population growth, including famine and resource depletion, and for the 1968 book The Population… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
Hans-Georg Backhaus 96–97 dead at age 96
a German Marxian economist and philosopher, died on March 12, 2026, in Frankfurt. He was 96 or 97. Backhaus was one of the main authors of the Neue Marx-Lektüre and is considered one of the most important German theorists in… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
Patricia Clarke (historian) Australian writer dead at age 99
an Australian writer and historian, died on March 12, 2026. Born Mary Patricia Clarke in Alphington, Melbourne, on July 30, 1926, she was educated in Melbourne, later in Sale and at the University of Melbourne. She worked as a journalist… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
Antón Louro Academic dead at age 73
a Spanish politician, died on March 12, 2026, in Pontevedra, Spain, at the age of 73. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, he served in the Parliament of Galicia from 1997 to 2004 and in the Congress of… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026 · Anton
Hussein Bazzi Academic dead at age 38
a Lebanese academic and professor at Lebanese University, died on March 12, 2026, when he was killed in an Israeli airstrike on campus. He had served as director of the Faculty of Sciences from 2023. Bazzi was born in Bourj… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
Robert Trivers Evolutionary biology, Animal behavior, Sociobiology dead at age 83
an American evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist, died on March 12, 2026, at age 83. He was known for proposing the theories of reciprocal altruism, parental investment, facultative sex ratio determination, and parent–offspring conflict. Trivers also contributed to evolutionary explanations of… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
Lewis Lehrman American banker and politician dead at age 87
an American banker and politician, died on March 11, 2026, at age 87. Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1938, he was an investment banker, historian and politician. Lehrman was a senior partner at L. E. Lehrman & Co., the investment… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
John H. Morrison American lawyer dead at age 92
an American lawyer and senior partner of Kirkland & Ellis, died on March 11, 2026. He practiced at the Chicago law firm from 1962 until his retirement in 1999, working in antitrust and trade regulation, including civil and criminal litigation,… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Hermann Kulke Indologist dead at age 87
a German historian and Indologist, died on March 10, 2026. He was 87. Kulke was professor of South and Southeast Asian history at Kiel University from 1988 to 2003. After earning his PhD in Indology from Freiburg University in 1967,… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Susan Haack British philosopher dead at age 80
a British philosopher and academic, died on March 10, 2026. She was a distinguished professor in the humanities, Cooper Senior Scholar in Arts and Sciences, professor of philosophy, and professor of law at the University of Miami in Coral Gables,… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Volodymyr Vlasenko
Ukrainian scientist and military doctor · 08 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 8
K. N. Panikkar Indian historian dead at age 89
an Indian historian and professor, died on March 9, 2026, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, at the age of 89. He was an Indian Marxist historian associated with the Marxist school of historiography. Panikkar wrote and edited a number of books,… · 09 March 2026 · March 2026
Heorhij Halenčanka Belarusian historian dead at age 90
a Belarusian historian, died on March 9, 2026. He was 89. Born in Petrozavodsk on February 28, 1937, he spent most of his childhood in Minsk. Halenčanka graduated from the Faculty of History of Belarusian State University in 1960 and… · Russia · 09 March 2026 · March 2026
Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas Malaysian philosopher dead at age 94
a Malaysian philosopher, died on March 8, 2026. He was a Malaysian Muslim philosopher of Arab descent and was considered one of the few contemporary scholars thoroughly rooted in the traditional Islamic sciences, with studies in theology, philosophy, metaphysics, history… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Walid Khalidi Historian dead at age 100
a Palestinian historian, died on March 8, 2026, at the age of 100. He wrote extensively on the Palestinian exodus and co-founded the Institute for Palestine Studies in Beirut in December 1963, serving as its general secretary until 2016. Khalidi’s… · America · Britain · Israel · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Vasile Constantin Mao Romanian rugby union player dead at age 88
a Romanian rugby union player, died on March 8, 2026. Better known as Mao, he was a Romanian rugby union coach and academic. Born in Plevna village, Călărași County, on October 7, 1937, Constantin was recognized as a prolific coach… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Anthony Leggett Caldeira–Leggett model of quantum dissipation, Leggett–Garg inequality, Leggett ine…
the British-American theoretical physicist and professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, died on March 8, 2026. He was 87. Sir Anthony James Leggett was widely recognised as a world leader in the theory of low-temperature physics, and his pioneering… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Philip Bourne Unix for VMS Users, PLOS Computational Biology, Protein Data Bank, SciVee dead at age…
an Australian bioinformatician and writer, died on March 8, 2026, at age 72. Philip Eric Bourne was the Stephenson Chair of Data Science, director of the School of Data Science and professor of biomedical engineering, and served as the first… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Aleksandr Dulichenko Russian-Estonian Esperantist dead at age 84
a Russian-Estonian Esperantist, linguist and expert in Slavic microlanguages, died on March 8, 2026. Born in Krasnodar in 1941, he lived in Estonia and served as a professor at the University of Tartu, where he headed the department of Slavic… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Moulana Abdullah Tari Indian Islamic scholar and political activist dead at age 86
an Indian Islamic scholar and political activist, died on March 8, 2026, following a prolonged illness. He was an official of the separatist Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party and served as the party’s Acting Chairman during the imprisonment of… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Mahendra Pal Singh (legal scholar) Indian legal scholar dead at age 85
an Indian legal scholar and jurist, died on March 7, 2026. He was a scholar of constitutional law, administrative law and comparative law, and professor emeritus at the University of Delhi. He later served as a research professor of law,… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Sadok Belaïd Tunisian jurist and academic dead at age 87
a Tunisian jurist and academic, died on March 7, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on March 3, 1939, he was a longtime professor at Tunis University and later director of Tunis Private University. Belaïd was a member of… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Tierney Thys National Geographic Explorer dead at age 59
an American marine biologist and science educator, died on March 6, 2026, at age 59. A National Geographic explorer, she earned a biology degree from Brown University in 1988 and a doctorate in biomechanics in 1998. Thys served as director… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Lolo Matalasi Moliga American Samoan politician dead at age 78
an American Samoan politician, educator and businessman who served as the seventh governor of American Samoa from 2013 to 2021, died on March 6, 2026, in Honolulu, Hawaii, at the age of 78. Born in Taʻū, American Samoa, on August… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Narayan Bareth Journalist, Political analyst, professor dead at age 68
an Indian journalist, died on March 6, 2026. He was 68. Bareth worked in journalism for around three decades and served as State Information Commissioner of Rajasthan. He began his career at Navbharat Times in Kota in 1986 and later… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
James Garbarino American academic and psychologist dead at age 78
an American academic and psychologist, died on March 6, 2026. He was a professor at Loyola University Chicago and specialized in studying the causes of violence in children, how they cope with it, and how to rehabilitate them. Garbarino also… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Lubomír Šik Czech regional historian dead at age 98
a Czech regional historian, died on March 5, 2026. Born in Litovel on February 2, 1928, he graduated from the industrial school in Šumperk in 1949 after World War II. He later worked in the Křižík turntable production company in… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026 · Ľubomír
László Vincze (politician) Hungarian politician dead at age 74
a Hungarian educator and politician, died on March 5, 2026. He was 74. Born on February 19, 1952, in Csongrád, Hungary, Vincze served as a member of the National Assembly for Csongrád (Csongrád County Constituency IV) from 1998 to 2014.… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Eli Shamir pumping lemma dead at age 91
an Israeli mathematician and computer scientist, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 91. He was the Jean and Helene Alfassa Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Born Eliahu Shamir in Jerusalem on… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Joan Leitzel Mathematician dead at age 89
an American mathematician and university administrator, died on March 5, 2026, at age 89. She served as interim chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for six months before becoming president of the University of New Hampshire, a post she held… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Tony Hoare Quicksort, Quickselect, Hoare logic, Null reference, Communicating sequential processes,…
the British computer scientist known for his work on Quicksort, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 92. Also known as Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare, he made foundational contributions to programming languages, algorithms, operating systems, formal verification… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Philip Low (chemist) American chemist dead at age 78
an American chemist and the Ralph C. Corley Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Purdue University, died March 4, 2026, at age 78. A prolific researcher, he contributed to numerous drug discoveries and was credited as one of the developers of… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026
Bernard Rands Composer dead at age 92
the British-born American composer and professor, died on March 4, 2026. He was 92. Born in Sheffield, England, on March 2, 1934, Rands wrote orchestral works and chamber music, often with a vocal element, as well as a series of… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026
Alexander Guts Russian mathematician dead at age 78
a Russian mathematician, died on March 4, 2026. Born on August 30, 1947, in Berlin, then part of the Soviet occupation zone, he published more than 500 works and about 30 books and textbooks on mathematics, computer science, physics, sociology,… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026
Daniel Migliore American theologian dead at age 90
an American theologian and author who was professor emeritus of theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, died on March 4, 2026. Born in 1935, he earned a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and received an M.A. and Ph.D.… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026
Andrea Weiss (rabbi) Rabbinical ordination dead at age 60
an American rabbi and author, died on March 3, 2026. She was ordained at Hebrew Union College in 1993 and later served there as associate professor of Bible, director of the Rabbinical School, and provost from 2018 into 2025. Weiss… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026
Alfredo Bengzon Hospital executive, medical professor and academic dead at age 90
a Filipino physician, educator and public official, died on March 3, 2026. Also known as Alfredo R. A. Bengzon, he served as vice-president for the Professional Schools of Ateneo de Manila University, dean of the Ateneo School of Medicine and… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026
Klaus Müller (economist) German Marxian economist and academic dead at age 81
a German Marxian economist and academic, died on March 2, 2026. Born on August 10, 1944, in Ursprung, now part of Lugau in Saxony, he studied financial and international economics at the Hochschule für Ökonomie Berlin. In 1973, he earned… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026 · Muller
Hélène Mouchard-Zay French academic and writer dead at age 85
a French academic and writer, died on March 2, 2026, at age 85. Born in Rabat on August 27, 1940, she was the daughter of Madeleine and Jean Zay. Her father was imprisoned by the Vichy regime and murdered in… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Janardan Waghmare Author, Educationist/Professor, Social Worker, Social Reformer dead at age 91
an Indian educationist and politician, died on March 2, 2026. He was 91. Waghmare served as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra and was also president of the Latur Municipal Council. He was the founder vice… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Ivan Hall Architectural historian dead at age 93
the British architectural historian, died on March 2, 2026, aged 93. Hall specialised in the architecture of John Carr and had lifelong interests in neoclassical architecture, the conservation of historic buildings, particularly in Beverley and Hull, and the furniture of… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026 · Iván
Alice Chien Chang Taiwanese molecular biologist and neuroscientist dead at age 75
a Taiwanese molecular biologist and neuroscientist, died on March 2, 2026. She taught at National Yang-Ming Medical College, National Yang-Ming University, and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. In 1976, she and her collaborators published research on the purification of… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Jack Chambers (linguist) Linguistic variation dead at age 87
a Canadian linguist and expert on language variation and change, died on March 2, 2026, at age 87. Born John Kenneth Chambers in Grimsby, Ontario, he played an important role in research on Canadian English beginning in the 1980s. He… · Britain · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Dagfinn Føllesdal Norwegian-born American academic and philosopher dead at age 93
a Norwegian-born American academic and philosopher, died on March 1, 2026. He was the Clarence Irving Lewis Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Stanford University and professor emeritus at the University of Oslo. Born Dagfinn Kåre Føllesdal in Askim, Norway, on… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
Konstantin Bogdanov Russian anthropologist and philologist dead at age 62
a Russian anthropologist and philologist, died on March 1, 2026. He was born on March 30, 1963, in Leningrad, USSR, later Saint Petersburg, Russia. Bogdanov studied classical philology and Russian language and literature at Saint Petersburg State University. He became… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
Josep Perarnau Priest dead at age 97
a Spanish theologian, died on March 1, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Avinyó, Catalonia, Spain, on July 8, 1928, he was a Catalan priest, theologian and historian. Perarnau studied theology at the Pontifical University of Salamanca, the… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
Vyacheslav Klepikov Ukrainian nuclear physicist dead at age 76
a Ukrainian nuclear physicist, died on March 1, 2026, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, at the age of 76. He was also a professor and a doctor of physical and mathematical sciences. Born in Kharkiv on July 13, 1949, Klepikov graduated from… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
Christine Johnson McPhail American academic administrator dead at age -1
an American academic administrator and the thirteenth president of St. Augustine's University, died on March 1, 2026, at age 80. Born in Tyler, Texas, on February 1, 1946, she was the daughter of Mary and Otis Johnson. She attended Emmett… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
Bob Power American record producer and music engineer dead at age 74
an American record producer and music engineer, died on March 1, 2026, at age 73. Born Robert Power in Chicago on April 5, 1952, he was also an audio engineer, composer, arranger, performer and music educator. His engineering credits included… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
Alexander Tzonis Greek-French architect dead at age 88
a Greek-French architect, author and researcher, died on March 1, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Athens on November 8, 1937, he made contributions to architectural theory, history and design cognition, bringing together scientific and humanistic approaches in… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
Lidia Erokhina Russian economist dead at age 70
a Russian economist, died on March 1, 2026. Born on December 13, 1955, in Penza Oblast, she was a member of the Komsomol. In 1978, she graduated with honors from the Moscow Institute of Technology with a degree in engineer-economist.… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
Mario Buhagiar Maltese art historian dead at age 81
a Maltese art historian and author, died on February 28, 2026, aged 81. He was a professor in the history of art at the University of Malta and for 25 years headed the university’s History of Art Department, which he… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026
Michael F. Robinson English composer dead at age 92
an English composer, died on February 28, 2026. Born in Gloucester on March 3, 1933, he was also a musicologist and academic best known for his scholarly work on Italian opera, particularly Neapolitan opera of the 17th and 18th centuries.… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026
Karlen G. Adamyan Armenian cardiologist dead at age 89
an Armenian cardiologist, died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 89. Born on January 19, 1937, in Leninakan, Armenian SSR, USSR, he graduated from Yerevan State Medical Institute in 1959. He later served as a postgraduate student at… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · Karlén
Jack Scarisbrick 97-98 dead at age 97
a British historian who taught at the University of Warwick, died on February 28, 2026, aged 97. Born in London on October 6, 1928, he studied at The John Fisher School and Christ's College, Cambridge, after two years in the… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026
Rémy Scheurer Academic dead at age 91
a Swiss politician, died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Neuchâtel on March 11, 1934, he was a member of the Swiss Liberal Party (PLS). He studied at the University of Neuchâtel and the École… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026
Lars Lallerstedt Swedish industrial designer dead at age 87
a Swedish industrial designer and pioneer in the field in Sweden, died on February 28, 2026. Born on June 5, 1938, he worked across a range of design areas, including barn-construction concepts for Alfa Laval from 1984, medical appliances, consumer… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026
Patricia Schady British astrophysicist dead at age 47
a British astrophysicist, died on February 28, 2026. She specialized in gamma-ray bursts and their host galaxies and was a senior lecturer at the University of Bath at the time of her death. Schady was born in the United Kingdom… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026
Andrzej Trautman Robinson–Trautman gravitational wavesTrautman recovery theorem in Newton–Cartan th…
a Polish mathematical physicist, died on February 27, 2026, at age 93. Born in Warsaw on January 4, 1933, he contributed to classical gravitation and general relativity. His work included the Robinson–Trautman gravitational waves and the Trautman recovery theorem in… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026
David Botstein Genetic linkage map using restriction fragment length polymorphisms dead at age 83
an American biologist, died on February 27, 2026. He was director of the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics at Princeton University from 2003 to 2013 and held the Anthony B. Evnin Professorship of Genomics. From 2013 to 2023, he was… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026
Robin Weiss Scientific discoveries related to HIV retrovirus dead at age 86
the British molecular biologist and influential scientist in virology and cancer biology, died on February 27, 2026, aged 86. His research focused on retroviruses, and he was noted for important discoveries related to HIV. Weiss was a Fellow of the… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026
Piero Barucci Italian politician dead at age 92
the Italian academic, economist and politician who served as Minister of Treasury from 1992 to 1994, died on February 26, 2026, in Florence, Italy, at the age of 92. Born in Florence on 29 June 1933, he earned a bachelor’s… · 26 February 2026 · February 2026
Bevan Morris Australian-born American academic and politician dead at age 76
an Australian-born American academic and politician who served as president of Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, for 36 years and was a founder of the Natural Law Party, died on February 26, 2026, at age 76. Born in… · 26 February 2026 · February 2026
Malcolm Budd English philosopher dead at age 84
an English philosopher, died on February 26, 2026. Budd studied mathematics and philosophy at Jesus College, Cambridge, and taught at University College London from 1970 until 2001. He was appointed the Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic… · Britain · 26 February 2026 · February 2026
Ardis E. Parshall American historian dead at age 66
an American historian and independent researcher of Latter-day Saint history, died on February 26, 2026. She published her research on the blog Keepapitchinin and worked for The Salt Lake Tribune as a historical writer from 2005 to 2011. Parshall also… · 26 February 2026 · February 2026