Famous Dead Scientists: Recent Scientist Deaths and Obituaries

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

Mike Ovey

British clergyman and academic administrator (Oak Hill College)
Died on Sunday January 8th 2017

Heinz Billing

German physicist and computer scientist
Died on Sunday January 8th 2017

Michael Scanlan

American Roman Catholic priest and academic administrator
Died on Saturday January 7th 2017

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