Oleg Maisenberg Ukrainian-born Austrian pianist dead at age 80
Oleg Maisenberg, a Ukrainian-born Austrian pianist,
died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 80. Born in Odessa, then in the Ukrainian SSR, he received his first piano lessons…
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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…
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…
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…
Hiroshi Shiono Japanese legal scholar and academic dead at age 94
Hiroshi Shiono, a Japanese legal scholar and academic,
died on April 15, 2026, at the age of 94. He specialized in administrative law and served as an honorary professor at…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Franklin F. Kuo Chinese-born American computer scientist and academic dead at age 91
Franklin F. Kuo, a Chinese-born American computer scientist and academic,
died on April 14, 2026. He was 91. Born in Wuhan, China, on April 22, 1934, Kuo came to the…
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…
Erik Kruskopf Finnish art critic dead at age 95
Erik Kruskopf, a Finnish art critic,
died on April 14, 2026, at the age of 95. He was also an art historian and writer and was a member of Finland’s…
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…
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
Edward Norman dead at age 87
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
Bernard Roizman
died on April 13, 2026. Tags Scientists, 13 April 2026, America, Bernard, Roizman, April 13, April 2026
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,…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Colette Khoury Syrian novelist and poet dead at age 95
Colette Khoury, a Syrian novelist and poet,
died on April 10, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in 1931 in Bab Tuma, Damascus, she was also a writer, academic…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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.…
Yalçın Küçük Turkish socialist writer, economist and historian dead at age 87
Yalçın Küçük
died on April 6, 2026. He was a Turkish socialist writer, economist and historian. Küçük was known for his work across writing, economics and history, and his death…
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
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Harry Keyishian American editor and academic dead at age 93
Harry Keyishian, an American editor and academic,
died on April 4, 2026, at the age of 93. He was Professor Emeritus of English at Fairleigh Dickinson University and served on…
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,…
Nicholas Bosanquet dead at age 84
Nicholas Bosanquet
died on April 3, 2026. Tags Scientists, 03 April 2026, Bosanquet, Britain, Nicholas, April 2026, April 3
Jiří Zikmund public figure dead at age 78
Jiří Zikmund
died on April 3, 2026. Jiří Zikmund, 78, Czech historian and photographer. (death announced on this date) Tags Artists, Scientists, 03 April 2026, Czechia, Zikmund, 2026-04-03, April 2026,…
Estelle Bee Dagum Argentine statistician dead at age 91
Estelle Bee Dagum, an Argentine statistician,
died on April 3, 2026, at age 91. Born in Córdoba, Argentina, in 1935, she was an Argentine and Canadian economist and statistician and…
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,…
Aron Shai Israeli historian dead at age 83
Aron Shai, an Israeli historian,
died on April 2, 2026. Aron Shai [he], 83, Israeli historian. Tags Scientists, 02 April 2026, Aron, Israel, Shai, 2026-04-02, April 2, April 2026
Jerrold Zar American biologist dead at age 84
Jerrold Zar, an American biologist and academic,
died on April 2, 2026, at age 84. He was Professor Emeritus at Northern Illinois University and had been elected a Fellow of…
Kristian Gerner Swedish historian and author dead at age 83
Kristian Gerner
died on April 2, 2026. He was a Swedish historian and author. Kristian Gerner, 83, Swedish historian and author. Tags Scientists, Writers, 02 April 2026, Gerner, Kristian, Sweden,…
Jean-Claude Lozac’hmeur French linguist, historian, and academic dead at age 85
Jean-Claude Lozac'hmeur
died on April 2, 2026. He was a French linguist, historian, and academic. His work in those fields formed the basis of his professional life. Jean-Claude Lozac'hmeur, 85,…
George Plafker American seismologist dead at age 97
George Plafker, an American geologist and seismologist,
died on April 2, 2026, at the age of 97. His research focused on subduction, tsunami, and the geology of Alaska. After prolonged…
Peter Neumeyer German-American academic dead at age 96
Peter Neumeyer, a German-American academic, literary scholar, poet, and educator,
died on April 2, 2026. He was 96. Born in Munich, Germany, on August 4, 1929, he emigrated to the…
Justin Panakkal dead at age 90
Justin Panakkal, an Indian Catholic priest and composer,
died on April 2, 2026, at the age of 90. Also known as Fr. Justin, he was a priest of the Discalced…
Reda bin Mohammed Saeed Obeid Saudi academic and civil servant, member of the Consultative Assembly…
Reda bin Mohammed Saeed Obeid, a Saudi academic and civil servant and member of the Shura Council of Saudi Arabia from 1994 to 1998,
died on April 2, 2026. Born…
Erzsébet Illés Hungarian astronomer dead at age 89
Erzsébet Illés, a Hungarian astronomer,
died on April 2, 2026, at the age of 89. She was also a space researcher and planetologist, and served as an emerita researcher at…
Jacques Michon Canadian literary historian and academic dead at age 80
Jacques Michon, a Canadian literary historian and academic,
died on April 1, 2026, in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He was 80. Born in Montreal on May 12, 1945, Michon was a professor…
Angelo Marcello Cardani Italian civil servant and economist dead at age 76
Angelo Marcello Cardani
died on April 1, 2026. He was an Italian civil servant and economist. No further details were provided about his life or career. Angelo Marcello Cardani [it],…
L. P. E. Parker British classical scholar dead at age 93
L. P. E. Parker, the British classical scholar known especially for her work on the metres of ancient Greek poetry,
died on April 1, 2026, at the age of 93.…
Andreas Engel Swiss biologist dead at age 82
Andreas Engel, a Swiss biologist,
died on April 1, 2026, at the age of 82. He was a structural biologist and co-founder of the Maurice E. Müller Institute for Structural…
Donald V. DeRosa American academic administrator, president of the University of the Pacific dead a…
Donald V. DeRosa, an American academic administrator and president of the University of the Pacific from 1995 to 2009,
died on March 31, 2026. He was the 23rd president of…
Stephen Lewis Politician, diplomat, author, writer, journalist, broadcaster, academic, public speak…
Stephen Lewis, the Canadian politician and diplomat who served as an Ontario MPP from 1963 to 1978,
died on March 31, 2026, of cancer. He was elected to the Legislative…
Jean M. Doerge American politician, Louisiana House of Representatives dead at age 88
Jean M. Doerge, an American politician and educator who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives,
died on March 30, 2026. She represented District 10, covering Webster Parish and Minden,…
Deborah Dultzin Mexican astrophysicist dead at age 80
Deborah Dultzin, a Mexican astrophysicist and professor and researcher at the Institute of Astronomy of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM),
died on March 30, 2026. Born in Monterrey…
Melvin Edwards Sculpture dead at age 88
Melvin Edwards, an American sculptor,
died on March 30, 2026, at age 88. Melvin Eugene Edwards Jr. was an American abstract sculptor, printmaker, and arts educator. Raised in segregated communities…
Abu Taher Nadwi Bangladeshi Islamic scholar dead at age 65
Abu Taher Nadwi, a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and educator,
died on March 30, 2026. He served as Director-General of Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya, also known as Patiya Madrasa, from…
Charles E. Scott American philosopher dead at age 90
Charles E. Scott, an American philosopher,
died on March 30, 2026, at age 90. He was Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Emeritus and Research Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. Earlier,…
Rezvi Sheriff Co-founder of Sri Lanka’s first kidney transplant programme and dialysis unit,…
Rezvi Sheriff, a Sri Lankan nephrologist and physician,
died on March 30, 2026. He was an academic who served as director of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, senior professor of…
Neil Cossons public figure dead at age 87
Sir Neil Cossons OBE FSA FMA, a British historian and museum administrator,
died on March 29, 2026, aged 87. Born in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, on January 15, 1939, he studied at…
Knut Midgaard Norwegian political scientist dead at age 95
Knut Midgaard, a Norwegian political scientist,
died on March 29, 2026. Born in Oslo on February 11, 1931, he first studied the history of ideas and graduated with the mag.art.…
Ádám Nádasdy Hungarian linguist and poet dead at age 79
Ádám Nádasdy, a Hungarian linguist, teacher and poet,
died on March 29, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Budapest on February 15, 1947, he taught linguistics at the…
Juwono Sudarsono Politician, Diplomat dead at age 84
Juwono Sudarsono, an Indonesian diplomat and politician who served as ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2003 to 2004 and as minister of education and twice as minister of defense,…
William S. Cleveland Dot plot, Local regression, S programming language dead at age 83
William S. Cleveland, an American computer scientist and professor of statistics and computer science at Purdue University,
died on March 27, 2026, at age 83. Known for his work on…
Henry Lee Taiwanese-American forensic scientist and biochemist dead at age 87
Henry Lee, the Taiwanese-American forensic scientist and biochemist known for his work in the killing of JonBenét Ramsey, the murder trial of O. J. Simpson and the 9/11 forensic investigation,…
Jean-Pierre Faye French philosopher and writer dead at age 100
Jean-Pierre Faye, the French philosopher and writer known for his work on horseshoe theory,
died on March 26, 2026. He was 100. Born in Paris on July 19, 1925, Faye…
Ronald H. Spector Historian, writer, academic dead at age 83
Ronald H. Spector, an American military historian,
died on March 26, 2026, at age 83. He was a professor at George Washington University and also taught at the University of…
Grey J. Dimenna American academic administrator, president of Monmouth University, traffic collisio…
Grey J. Dimenna, an American academic administrator and former president of Monmouth University,
died on March 26, 2026, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 72. He served as the…
Jaysinghrao Pawar Indian historian dead at age 84
Jaysinghrao Pawar, an Indian historian,
died on March 25, 2026. He was an authority on Maratha and Kolhapur history and worked for more than three decades as a professor. Born…
Harold Ellis Surgeon dead at age 100
Harold Ellis, an English surgeon,
died on March 25, 2026, aged 100. Born in Stepney Green on January 13, 1926, he was a professor of surgery at the University of…
Paula Hollinger politician, nurse, educator dead at age 85
Paula Hollinger, an American politician and former Maryland state senator,
died on March 25, 2026, at age 85. A Democrat, she represented Maryland’s 11th district in the state Senate from…
Alexander Kluge German author and film director dead at age 94
Alexander Kluge, the German author, film director, academic and founder of a television production company,
died on March 25, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Halberstadt in 1932,…
Tordis Ørjasæter engagement in culture and literature for children dead at age 99
Tordis Ørjasæter, a Norwegian literary critic,
died on March 25, 2026. She was also a biographer, professor of educational science and novelist, and was particularly engaged in culture and literature…
Nikolai Liutsianovich Orlov Studies of Southeast Asian herpetofauna, especially northern Annam dead…
Nikolai Liutsianovich Orlov, a Russian herpetologist,
died on March 25, 2026, at age 73. He was a Soviet and Russian researcher of Southeast Asian herpetofauna, particularly that of northern Annam.…
Theodore L. Brown American scientist and author dead at age 97
Theodore L. Brown, an American scientist and author,
died on March 24, 2026. Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on October 15, 1928, he was known for research, teaching, and writing…
Janusz Jasiński Polish historian dead at age 97
Janusz Jasiński, a Polish historian,
died on March 24, 2026. Born in Wołomin on September 4, 1928, he completed an undergraduate degree in history at the Catholic University of Lublin…
Biruté Galdikas Study of orangutans, conservation dead at age 79
Biruté Galdikas, the Canadian primatologist, conservationist and author known for her work with orangutans and as founder of the Orangutan Foundation International,
died on March 24, 2026. She was 79.…
Peter Messent Academic dead at age 79
Peter Messent, a British academic and professor of American Studies at the University of Nottingham,
died on March 24, 2026, aged 79. Born in Wimbledon, London, he attended Wimbledon College…
Tracy Kidder American writer, Pulitzer Prize winner, lung cancer dead at age 80
Tracy Kidder, the American writer whose nonfiction books included The Soul of a New Machine and Mountains Beyond Mountains, died March 24, 2026, of lung cancer. He was 80. Kidder…