Famous Dead Scientists: Recent Scientist Deaths and Obituaries

Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead scientists. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.

Jeremy Stone

American scientist and arms control activist
Died on Friday January 6th 2017

Gilles Borrie

Dutch Mayor (Eindhoven) and historian
Died on Wednesday December 28th 2016

Petr Hájek

Czech mathematician
Died on Monday December 26th 2016

Anton Gubankov

scholar and journalist
Died on Sunday December 25th 2016

Doug Coombs

New Zealand geologist (University of Otago) and cricketer (Otago)
Died on Friday December 23rd 2016

Weston Noble

American music educator and conductor
Died on Thursday December 22nd 2016

Ron Ziel

American railway historian
Died on Wednesday December 21st 2016

Rachel Owen

British academic and print-maker
Died on Wednesday December 21st 2016

Max Lennon

American educator and president of Clemson University (1986-94)
Died on Sunday December 4th 2016

Ljubo Sirc

Slovene economist
Died on Saturday December 3rd 2016

Maria Glazovskaya

soil scientist
Died on Monday November 21st 2016

Billy Miller

music historian
Died on Thursday November 17th 2016

Malek Chebel

French anthropologist and philosopher
Died on Saturday November 12th 2016

Giles Waterfield

British art historian and curator (Dulwich Picture Gallery)
Died on Tuesday November 8th 2016

Kanu Gandhi

Indian scientist (NASA)
Died on Monday November 7th 2016