Edith Eger Hungarian-American psychologist and author dead at age 98
Edith Eger, a Hungarian-American psychologist and author, died on April 27, 2026, at age 98. Born Edith Eva Elefánt on September 29, 1927, in Budapest, Hungary, she was a clinical…
Famous Dead Scientists: Recent Scientist Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead scientists. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
John E. Franz dead at age 96, Inventor of Roundup
John E. Franz, an American chemist known for discovering glyphosate, died on April 27, 2026. Born on December 21, 1929, in Springfield, he worked at Monsanto Company, where he discovered…
Zelda F. Gamson American sociologist, pancreatic cancer dead at age 90
Zelda F. Gamson, an American sociologist, died on April 27, 2026, at age 90 from pancreatic cancer. Born Zelda Finkelstein in Philadelphia on March 12, 1936, she was a writer…
Erik Thorbecke dead at age 97, American economist
Erik Thorbecke died on April 26, 2026. Tags Scientists, 26 April 2026, America, Erik, Thorbecke, April 2026, April 26
Vladimir Grachev Russian scientist and politician dead at age 84
Vladimir Grachev, a Russian scientist and politician, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 84. He was also an ecologist, a professor, and a corresponding member of the…
Marcos Petrillo dead at age 67, author, and music researcher
Marcos Petrillo, a Brazilian promoter, author and music researcher, died on April 26, 2026. He was identified with work connected to the album "Skylab," a 1999 release by Brazilian musician…
David Klahr American psychologist dead at age 86
David Klahr, an American psychologist, died on April 26, 2026, at age 86. He was known for his research in cognitive development, psychology of science, and educational psychology, including work…
Y. Karunadasa dead at age 92, Sri Lankan Buddhist scholar
Y. Karunadasa, a Sri Lankan Buddhist scholar, died on April 26, 2026. Born in 1934 in British Ceylon, he was known for his work in Buddhist Studies, with particular specialisation…
Nigel Dunnett British horticulturalist and professor dead at age 63
Nigel Dunnett, British horticulturalist and professor, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 63. He was professor of planting design and urban horticulture at the University of Sheffield…
Sam Hunt American politician and educator dead at age 83
Samuel Michael Hunt, an American politician and educator, died on April 26, 2026. He was 83. Born in Billings, Montana, on December 9, 1942, Hunt served in the Washington State…
George C. Tiao dead at age 92, Taiwanese-American econometrician and statistician
George C. Tiao died on April 25, 2026. Tags Journalists, Scientists, 25 April 2026, America, Cancer, George, Taiwan, Tiao, April 2026, April 25
Rossana Reguillo Mexican sociologist dead at age 70
Rossana Reguillo, a Mexican sociologist, died on April 25, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Guadalajara in 1955, she was a Mexican academic known for researching social norms,…
Beng Chin Ooi Singaporean computer scientist dead at age 64
Beng Chin Ooi, a Singaporean computer scientist, died on April 25, 2026. He was 64 or 65. Ooi was known for work on systems including GEOQL, BestPeer, Apache SINGA, BlockBench…
Hirohiko Okano dead at age 101, Japanese poet
Hirohiko Okano, a Japanese poet, died on April 24, 2026, at age 101. Born in Misugi, now part of Tsu in Mie Prefecture, on July 7, 1924, he published numerous…
Nancy Siraisi dead at age 93, American medical historian and academic
Nancy Siraisi died on April 24, 2026. Tags Scientists, 24 April 2026, America, Nancy, Siraisi, April 2026, April 24
Włodzimierz Korohoda dead at age 89, Cell biologist
Włodzimierz Korohoda, a Polish cell biologist and swimmer, died on April 24, 2026, at the age of 89. Born on January 1, 1937, he was affiliated with Jagiellonian University as…
Zofia Zdybicka Polish Roman Catholic nun and philosopher dead at age 97
Zofia Zdybicka, a Polish Roman Catholic nun and philosopher, died on April 24, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Kraśnik, Poland, on August 5, 1928, she was a…
Reg Austin dead at age 91, Zimbabwean lawyer and academic
Reg Austin died on April 23, 2026. Tags Lawyers, Scientists, 23 April 2026, Austin, Reg, April 2026, April 23
Peter Kramer dead at age 93, German physicist
Peter Kramer, a German physicist whose career centered on theoretical physics, died on April 23, 2026, at the age of 93. Born on March 16, 1933, Kramer studied physics at…
William J. Prior dead at age 79, American philosopher
William J. Prior died on April 23, 2026. He was a philosopher. Tags Scientists, 23 April 2026, America, Prior, William, April 2026, April 23
Manfred T. Reetz dead at age 82, German chemist and academic
Manfred T. Reetz died on April 23, 2026. He was a chemist and academic. Tags Scientists, 23 April 2026, Germany, Manfred, Reetz, April 2026, April 23
Rexhep Qosja Albanian writer and politician dead at age 89
Rexhep Qosja, an Albanian writer and politician, died on April 23, 2026, at the age of 89. He was a novelist, poet, social critic, literary critic and professor at the…
Łukasz Litewka Polish sociologist and politician, traffic collision dead at age 36
Łukasz Litewka, a Polish sociologist and politician, died on April 23, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was 36. Born in Sosnowiec on May 9, 1989, he studied sociology at…
Biagio De Giovanni Italian philosopher and politician dead at age 94
Biagio De Giovanni, an Italian philosopher and politician, died on April 22, 2026. Biagio De Giovanni [it], 94, Italian philosopher and politician. Tags Politicians, Scientists, 22 April 2026, Biagio, Giovanni,…
Federico Vercellone Italian philosopher dead at age 70
Federico Vercellone, an Italian philosopher, died on April 21, 2026. Federico Vercellone [it], 70, Italian philosopher. Tags Scientists, 21 April 2026, Federico, Italy, Vercellone, 2026-04-21, April 2026, April 21
Andrew Hacker American political scientist and academic dead at age 96
Andrew Hacker, an American political scientist and academic, died on April 21, 2026. He was 96 or 97. Hacker was a professor in the department of political science at Queens…
Allan M. Collins dead at age 88, American cognitive scientist
Allan M. Collins, an American cognitive scientist and professor emeritus of learning sciences, died on April 20, 2026, at age 88. His work focused on semantic memory, artificial intelligence, intelligent…
Georgette Dorn dead at age 91, Hungarian-born American academic
Georgette Dorn, a Hungarian-born American academic who led the Library of Congress’ Hispanic Division, died on April 20, 2026, at age 91. Born Georgette Magassy in Budapest on August 13,…
Rita Mulier Belgian feminist author and economist dead at age 91
Rita Mulier, the Belgian feminist author and economist, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Kortrijk in 1934, she studied law and economics at Leuven…
Thijs de Graauw Dutch astronomer dead at age 84
Thijs de Graauw, a Dutch astronomer, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 84. Born Mattheus Wilhelmus Maria de Graauw in Kerkdriel on March 10, 1942, he studied…
Julian Hunt, Baron Hunt of Chesterton British meteorologist and life peer, member of the House of L…
Julian Hunt, Baron Hunt of Chesterton, a British meteorologist and life peer, died on April 20, 2026, aged 84. He was born in Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, British India, on September…
Karl O. Christe dead at age 89, German-born American inorganic chemist
Karl O. Christe, a German-born American inorganic chemist known for his work in fluorine chemistry, died on April 19, 2026. He was 89. Born Karl Otto Christe on July 24,…
Georges Benrekassa dead at age 93, French historian and literary critic
Georges Benrekassa, the French historian and literary critic, died on April 19, 2026. He was 93. Born in Marseille in 1932, Benrekassa was a longtime professor at Paris Diderot University.…
Chems-Eddine Chitour Algerian academic and politician, minister of higher education and scientific…
Chems-Eddine Chitour, Algerian academic and politician who served as minister of higher education and scientific research in 2020, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 81. He was…
Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden German conductor, founder of the Tölzer Knabenchor dead at age 88
Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, German conductor and founder of the Tölzer Knabenchor, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia, on June 19, 1937, he…
Stanton Davis American jazz trumpeter dead at age 80
Stanton Davis, an American jazz trumpeter and educator, died on April 18, 2026, at age 80. Born Stanton Davis, Jr. in New Orleans on November 10, 1945, he studied at…
Dean Schwarz dead at age 88, ceramic artist, painter, writer, teacher, publisher, historian
Dean Schwarz, an American ceramic artist, died on April 18, 2026. Dean Lester Schwarz was also a painter, historian, writer, publisher and teacher, and he co-founded the South Bear School…
Terry L. Bruce American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives dead at age 82
Terry L. Bruce, an American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 to 1993, died on April 17, 2026, at age 82. Born in Olney, Illinois,…
Sergio Landucci Italian philosopher and historian of philosophy dead at age 88
Sergio Landucci died on April 17, 2026. He was an Italian philosopher and historian of philosophy. His work placed him within two closely connected fields of study, philosophy and its…
John R. Reed dead at age 88, American academic and writer
John R. Reed, an American academic and writer, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 88. Born John Robert Reed in Duluth, Minnesota, he earned a bachelor’s degree…
Edoardo Borzatti von Löwenstern Italian archaeologist and paleontologist dead at age 91
Edoardo Borzatti von Löwenstern died on April 16, 2026. He was an Italian archaeologist and paleontologist. Edoardo Borzatti von Löwenstern [it], 91, Italian archaeologist and paleontologist. Tags Scientists, 16 April…
Raza Kazim Pakistani philosopher and political activist dead at age 96
Raza Kazim, a Pakistani philosopher and political activist, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 96. Born on January 13, 1930, in British India, he was also a…
Laura Balbo Italian politician dead at age 92
Laura Balbo, an Italian politician and sociologist, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in Padua on November 30, 1933, she graduated from the University of…
Sir Peter Beale British Army lieutenant general dead at age 92
Sir Peter Beale, the British Army lieutenant general and military physician, died on April 15, 2026, aged 92. Lieutenant-General Sir Peter John Beale was born on 18 March 1934 in…
Kevin Klose American broadcast executive, president of NPR, complications from Alzheimer’s disease…
Kevin Klose, the American broadcast executive who served as president of National Public Radio from 1998 to 2008, died on April 15, 2026, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was…
Ernest A. Larsen dead at age 93, American politician
Ernest A. Larsen, an American politician and educator, died on April 14, 2026, at age 93. Born in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, he earned a bachelor’s degree in vocational education…
Dan Wall American jazz organist and pianist dead at age 72
Dan Wall, an American jazz organist and pianist, died on April 14, 2026, at age 72. Daniel Lee Wall Jr. was born on September 7, 1953, and was also a…
Bernardin Mfumbusa Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Kondoa dead at age 64
Bernardin Mfumbusa, a Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Kondoa since 2011, died on April 14, 2026, at the age of 64. Born on April 1, 1962, in Arusha,…
Michael O. Rabin Israeli mathematician and computer scientist dead at age 94
Michael O. Rabin, an Israeli mathematician and computer scientist, died on April 14, 2026, at the age of 94. Born on September 1, 1931, in Breslau, Germany, Rabin was known…
Shlomo Breznitz public figure dead at age 89
Shlomo Breznitz, a Czechoslovak-born Israeli author, psychologist and former lawmaker, died on April 14, 2026. He was 89. Born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, in 1936, Breznitz served as a member of…
Marc Galanter American academic dead at age 95
Marc Galanter, an American academic and professor of law emeritus at the University of Wisconsin Law School, died on April 14, 2026, at age 95. He was also honorary professor…
Annetta Alexandridis dead at age 58, German-born American classical archaeologist and art historian
Annetta Alexandridis died on April 13, 2026. Tags Scientists, 13 April 2026, Alexandridis, America, Annetta, Germany, April 13, April 2026
Edward Norman dead at age 87, British historian
Edward Norman died on April 13, 2026. He was a historian. Tags Scientists, 13 April 2026, Britain, Edward, Norman, April 13, April 2026
Bernard Roizman dead at age 96, American scientist
Bernard Roizman died on April 13, 2026. Tags Scientists, 13 April 2026, America, Bernard, Roizman, April 13, April 2026
André de Muralt Swiss philosopher dead at age 94
André de Muralt, a Swiss philosopher, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Lausanne on September 1, 1931, to Elisabeth Feer and Hans de Muralt,…
Ilsetraut Hadot French philosopher and historian dead at age 97
Ilsetraut Hadot, a French philosopher and historian, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Berlin, Germany, on December 20, 1928, she specialized in stoicism, neoplatonism,…
John Dalgleish Donaldson public figure dead at age 84
John Dalgleish Donaldson, a Scottish-Australian mathematician and professor, died on April 12, 2026, at the age of 84. Death was announced on that date. Born on September 5, 1941, in…
Reinhold Wittig German board game designer and geologist dead at age 88
Reinhold Wittig died on April 11, 2026. He was a German board game designer and geologist. His work spanned both fields, reflecting a career that combined science and game design.…
Vojtěch Broža Czech professor, water manager and hydrotechnician dead at age 91
Vojtěch Broža died on April 11, 2026. He was a Czech professor, water manager and hydrotechnician. His work was associated with these fields, according to the information provided. Vojtěch Broža…
Flo Oy Wong American artist, curator and educator dead at age 87
Flo Oy Wong, an American artist, curator and educator, died on April 11, 2026, at age 87. Born in Oakland, California, on October 28, 1938, she earned a Bachelor of…
Sir Alan Frampton New Zealand agricultural economist dead at age 96
Sir Alan Frampton, a New Zealand agricultural economist, died on April 10, 2026, aged 96. Born in Morrinsville on 2 November 1929, he completed a master’s degree at Massey University…
Marianne Lederer French translation scholar dead at age 91
Marianne Lederer, a French translation scholar, died on April 10, 2026, at the age of 91. She further developed the Interpretive Theory of Translation with Danica Seleskovitch, who first proposed…
William Leon McBride American philosopher dead at age 88
William Leon McBride, an American philosopher, died on April 10, 2026. He was 88. McBride was the Arthur G. Hansen Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University. He was known…
Gerry Ward American basketball player dead at age 84
Gerry Ward, an American basketball player who played for the Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers and Chicago Bulls, died on April 10, 2026, at age 84. Born Gerald W. Ward on…
Brian Rotman public figure dead at age 87
Brian Rotman, a British academic who worked in the United States, died on April 10, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in London in 1938, he studied mathematics at…
Arkady Yanenko Russian physicist and politician, people’s deputy of the Soviet Union dead at…
Arkady Yanenko died on April 9, 2026. He was a Russian physicist and politician who served as a people's deputy of the Soviet Union from 1989 to 1991. Arkady Yanenko…
Eva Ramm Norwegian psychologist and essayist dead at age 100
Eva Ramm, a Norwegian psychologist and essayist, died on April 9, 2026, at the age of 100. Born in Bergen on November 23, 1925, she also worked as a novelist…
Ari Ben-Menahem German-born Israeli mathematician and geophysicist dead at age 97
Ari Ben-Menahem, a German-born Israeli mathematician and geophysicist, died on April 9, 2026. He was 97. Born in Berlin on November 4, 1928, he was a professor of mathematics and…
Sherig-ool Oorzhak Russian politician dead at age 83
Sherig-ool Oorzhak, a Russian politician, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 83. Born on July 24, 1942, in Shekpeer, in the Tuvan People's Republic, he was a…
Charles Delhez Belgian Roman Catholic priest and sociologist dead at age 74
Charles Delhez, a Belgian Roman Catholic priest and sociologist, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in Uccle on October 30, 1951, he was ordained a…
Eldrid Nordbø Norwegian politician, minister of trade and shipping dead at age 83
Eldrid Nordbø, Norwegian politician and minister of trade and shipping from 1990 to 1991, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 83. A member of the Labour Party,…
Roger Establet French educational sociologist dead at age 87
Roger Establet, the French educational sociologist, died on April 8, 2026, aged 87 or 88. Born in 1938, he was a scholar of the sociology of education and an emeritus…
Averil Cameron British teacher dead at age 86
Averil Cameron, a British teacher and historian, died on April 7, 2026, aged 86. Born Averil Millicent Sutton in Leek, Staffordshire, on February 8, 1940, she was the only child…
Vyacheslav Golishev Uzbek politician, minister of economy dead at age 75
Vyacheslav Golishev, an Uzbek politician and economist who served as minister of economy from 2005 to 2006, died on April 7, 2026, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, at the age of 75.…
Miguel Ángel De Marco Argentine military officer, academic and historian, member of the National Ac…
Miguel Ángel De Marco, Argentine military officer, academic and historian, died on April 6, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Rosario on December 1, 1939, he served in…
Danielle Sheypuk dead at age 48, American psychologist
Danielle Sheypuk, an American psychologist and disability-rights advocate, died on April 5, 2026, at age 48. Born Danielle Ann Sheypuk on February 28, 1978, in Jermyn, Pennsylvania, she built a…
Victor Kossikouma Agbégnénou Togolese inventor and researcher dies
Victor Kossikouma Agbégnénou, a Togolese inventor and researcher, died on April 5, 2026. Born in Togo, he worked in information and communications technology and studied at the Moscow State Academy…
Donlyn Lyndon American architect dead at age 90
Donlyn Lyndon, an American architect, died on April 5, 2026, at age 90. He was the Eva Li Professor Emeritus of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of California,…
Lawrence J. Ryan Australian-born German scholar of literature dead at age 93
Lawrence J. Ryan, an Australian-born scholar of German literature, died on April 5, 2026, at age 93 in Tübingen, Germany. Born in Sydney on December 20, 1932, he earned a…
Victor Agbégnénou Togolese inventor and researcher dies
Victor Agbégnénou, a Togolese inventor and researcher, died on April 5, 2026. Born in Togo, he worked in information and communications technology and studied at the Moscow State Academy of…
Evelyn Wilson American judge, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis dead at age 66
Evelyn Wilson, an American judge and justice of the Kansas Supreme Court, died on April 4, 2026, at age 66 from complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Wilson was born in…
Paolo Cherchi Italian philologist and historian of literature dead at age 88
Paolo Cherchi died on April 4, 2026. He was an Italian philologist and historian of literature. No further details about his death were provided. Paolo Cherchi [it], 88, Italian philologist…
Roberto Zapperi Italian historian and writer dead at age 94
Roberto Zapperi died on April 4, 2026. He was an Italian historian and writer. Roberto Zapperi [it], 94, Italian historian and writer. Tags Scientists, Writers, 04 April 2026, Italy, Roberto,…
Iris Long American chemist and activist dead at age 91
Iris Long, an American chemist and activist, died on April 4, 2026. Iris Long, 91, American chemist and activist. Tags Scientists, 04 April 2026, America, Iris, Long, 2026-04-04, April 2026,…
Nicholas Bosanquet dead at age 84, British health economist and political activist
Nicholas Bosanquet died on April 3, 2026. Tags Scientists, 03 April 2026, Bosanquet, Britain, Nicholas, April 2026, April 3
Olive Howes public figure dead at age 98
Olive Howes died on April 3, 2026. Olive Howes, 98, British academic. (death announced on this date) Tags Scientists, 03 April 2026, Britain, Howes, Olive, 2026-04-03, April 2026, April 3
Marion Nixon public figure dead at age 95
Marion Nixon died on April 3, 2026. Marion Nixon, 95, British scientist. (death announced on this date) Tags Scientists, 03 April 2026, Britain, Marion, Nixon, 2026-04-03, April 2026, April 3
Ted Read public figure dead at age 94
Ted Read died April 3, 2026. Ted Read, 94, British academic and cross-country coach. (death announced on this date) Tags Athletes, Scientists, 03 April 2026, Britain, Read, Ted, 2026-04-03, April…
Clare Gittings public figure dead at age 71
Clare Gittings died on April 3, 2026. Clare Gittings, 71, British academic and historian. (death announced on this date) Tags Scientists, 03 April 2026, Britain, Clare, Gittings, 2026-04-03, April 2026,…