Famous Dead Scientists: Recent Scientist Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead scientists. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Robert A. Stebbins dead at age 87
Robert A. Stebbins, an American-born Canadian sociologist,
died on May 4, 2026. He was 87. Stebbins was professor emeritus at the University of Calgary and served as associate editor for…
Ion Toderaș dead at age 77
Ion Toderaș
died on May 4, 2026. He was a Moldovan ecologist and biologist and a member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova. Tags Scientists, 04 May 2026, Ion,…
Peter Cannon-Brookes dead at age 87
Peter Cannon-Brookes
died on May 3, 2026. He was a British art historian. Tags Scientists, 03 May 2026, Britain, Peter, Cannon-Brookes, May 2026, May 3
Branko Marušič dead at age 88
Branko Marušič, a Slovenian historian,
died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Gorizia, Italy, to an upper middle class Slovene family, he moved with his…
Krzysztof Pawłowski dead at age 79
Krzysztof Pawłowski, a Polish politician and senator from 1989 to 1993,
died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Nowy Sącz on June 26, 1946, he…
Charles W. Curtis dead at age 99
Charles W. Curtis, an American mathematician and historian of mathematics,
died on May 3, 2026. He was known for his work in finite group theory and representation theory and served…
Geoff Stedman dead at age 83, New Zealand physicist, Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Geoff Stedman, a New Zealand physicist,
died on May 3, 2026, aged 83. He was known for his work on ring lasers and had research interests including the foundations of…
Colin H. Williams dead at age 75
Colin H. Williams, a Welsh academic,
died on May 2, 2026. Tags Scientists, 02 May 2026, Colin, Wales, Williams, May 2, May 2026
Peter R. Moody Jr. dead at age 82
Peter R. Moody Jr., an American political scientist and sinologist,
died on May 2, 2026. He was professor emeritus of political science at the University of Notre Dame in South…
Castell V. Bryant dead at age 88
Castell V. Bryant, an American academic administrator and former interim president of Florida A&M University,
died on May 2, 2026. She was 88. Bryant served as interim president of Florida…
Finn Wagle dead at age 84
Finn Wagle, a Norwegian Church of Norway clergyman and bishop of Nidaros from 1991 to 2008,
died on May 2, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Oslo on…
Michel Debost dead at age 92
Michel Debost, a French flutist,
died on May 2, 2026, at age 92. Born in Paris on January 20, 1934, he was one of the best-known flutists of the French…
Emily Grosholz dead at age 75
Emily Grosholz, an American poet and philosopher,
died on May 2, 2026. Born on October 17, 1950, in Philadelphia, she was the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Philosophy, African American…
Martin C. Weisskopf dead at age 84
Martin C. Weisskopf, an American space scientist,
died on May 2, 2026, at age 84. Weisskopf was an astrophysicist who, until his retirement from NASA at the end of May…
Philippe Lazar dead at age 90
Philippe Lazar, French statistician and epidemiologist,
died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 90. He served as president of Inserm from 1982 to 1996 and as president of…
Michael Sollis Australian musician, bowel cancer dead at age 40
Michael Sollis, an Australian musician,
died on May 1, 2026, aged 40, from bowel cancer. He was also an interdisciplinary artist, artistic director, researcher and teaching artist. Sollis founded and…
Juliet Winters Carpenter dead at age 77
Juliet Winters Carpenter, an American translator,
died on May 1, 2026. She was a translator of modern Japanese literature whose fiction and nonfiction translations won numerous awards. Born in Ann…
G. Robert Blakey dead at age 90
G. Robert Blakey, an American attorney and emeritus law professor,
died on May 1, 2026, at age 90. He was best known for his work in connection with drafting the…
Stephen Owen American sinologist dead at age 79
Stephen Owen, an American sinologist,
died on May 1, 2026, at age 79. He specialized in Chinese literature, particularly Tang dynasty poetry and comparative poetics, and taught Chinese literature and…
Panayot Butchvarov dead at age 93
Panayot Butchvarov, the Bulgarian philosopher and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Iowa,
died on May 1, 2026. Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, on April 2, 1933, he…
Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo dead at age 73
Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo, a Swiss physician and advocate for therapeutic fasting,
died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 73. Born in Geneva on February 5, 1953, she…
Peter L. P. Dillon dead at age 92
Peter L. P. Dillon, an American physicist and inventor who developed integral color image sensors and single-chip color video cameras,
died on April 30, 2026, aged 92. Dillon joined Kodak…
Paul A. Fleury dead at age 86
Paul A. Fleury
died on April 30, 2026. Tags Scientists, 30 April 2026, America, Fleury, Paul, April 2026, April 30
Pirkko-Liisa Lehtosalo-Hilander dead at age 91
Pirkko-Liisa Lehtosalo-Hilander
died on April 30, 2026. Tags Scientists, 30 April 2026, Finland, April 2026, April 30, Lehtosalo-Hilander, Pirkko-Liisa
Fernando Novais dead at age 92, Brazilian historian, researcher and writer
Fernando Novais
died on April 30, 2026. No cause of death was stated. Tags Scientists, Writers, 30 April 2026, Brazil, Fernando, Novais, April 2026, April 30
Tony Ridley dead at age 92
Tony Ridley
died on April 29, 2026. Tags Scientists, 29 April 2026, Britain, Ridley, Tony, April 2026, April 29
Marguerite Shuster dead at age 78
Marguerite Shuster
died on April 29, 2026. Tags Scientists, 29 April 2026, America, Marguerite, Shuster, April 2026, April 29
J. Craig Venter American genomics researcher, founder of Celera Corporation and JCVI, complications…
J. Craig Venter, an American genomics researcher and founder of Celera Corporation and the J. Craig Venter Institute,
died on April 29, 2026, of complications from cancer. He was 79.…
Eddy Pratomo dead at age 72
Eddy Pratomo, an Indonesian diplomat and law scholar,
died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 72. He served as Indonesia’s ambassador to Germany from 2009 to 2013 and…
Vladimir Voevodin Russian computer scientist dead at age 63
Vladimir Voevodin, a Russian computer scientist,
died on April 29, 2026. He was 63. Born in Moscow on May 25, 1962, Voevodin studied at Moscow State University, where he graduated…
Richard Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth British Anglican clergyman and life peer, bishop of O…
Richard Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth, the British Anglican clergyman and life peer who served as Bishop of Oxford from 1987 to 2006 and sat in the House of Lords…
Craig Venter American genomics researcher, founder of Celera Corporation and JCVI, complications fr…
Craig Venter, an American genomics researcher and founder of Celera Corporation and the J. Craig Venter Institute,
died on April 29, 2026, at age 79 from complications from cancer. Venter,…
Brent Robbins dead at age 55
Brent Robbins, an American psychologist and academic,
died on April 28, 2026, at the age of 55. He was an associate professor of psychology at Point Park University in Pittsburgh,…
Murad Taqqu dead at age 84
Murad Taqqu, an Iraqi-born American mathematician whose work helped lay the mathematical foundations for modern internet traffic,
died on April 28, 2026. He was 84. Born in Baghdad and raised…
Ittai Gradel Israeli-born British antiques dealer, renal cancer dead at age 61
Ittai Gradel, an Israeli-born British antiques dealer,
died on April 28, 2026, at the age of 61 from renal cancer. Born in Haifa on January 29, 1965, he was also…
Silvano Raia Brazilian liver surgeon dead at age 95
Silvano Raia, a Brazilian liver surgeon,
died on April 28, 2026, at the age of 95. He specialized in liver diseases and was professor emeritus at the Faculty of Medicine…
Dame Bridget Ogilvie dead at age 88
Dame Bridget Ogilvie
died on April 27, 2026. Tags Scientists, 27 April 2026, Australia, Britain, Dame, Ogilvie, April 2026, April 27
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…
John E. Franz dead at age 96
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
Erik Thorbecke
died on April 26, 2026. Tags Scientists, 26 April 2026, America, Erik, Thorbecke, April 2026, April 26
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
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…
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…
George C. Tiao dead at age 92
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
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
Nancy Siraisi, an American medical historian and academic,
died on April 24, 2026, aged 93. She was a historian of medicine and was distinguished professor emerita in history at Hunter…
Włodzimierz Korohoda dead at age 89
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,…
George E. Nowotny dead at age 93
George E. Nowotny, a geologist, banker and real estate businessman,
died on April 19, 2026, at age 93. Born in Tulsa, he built a career in business while also serving…
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…
Georges Benrekassa dead at age 93
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.…
Ghayasuddin Siddiqui dead at age 86
Ghayasuddin Siddiqui, an Indian-born British academic and political activist,
died on April 18, 2026, at the age of 86. He was a leader of the Muslim Parliament of Great Britain,…
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
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…
Robert Skidelsky British historian, economist and life peer, member of the House of Lords dead at a…
Robert Skidelsky, the British historian, economist and life peer who sat in the House of Lords from 1991,
died on April 15, 2026, aged 86. Known as a British economic…
Ernest A. Larsen dead at age 93
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
Annetta Alexandridis
died on April 13, 2026. Tags Scientists, 13 April 2026, Alexandridis, America, Annetta, Germany, April 13, April 2026