a Canadian physicist and academic administrator, died on January 17, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Lethbridge, Alberta, in 1936, he earned degrees from the University of Saskatchewan and a PhD from the University of Ottawa. He joined… · 17 January 2026 · January 2026
Armenian architectural historian · 16 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 16
Polish organic chemist · 15 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 15
Slovak director of documentary and animated films and academic · 15 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 15
Ugandan academic and politician · 14 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 14
American academic and librarian · 14 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 14 · Gregory
Greek-born French political philosopher and academic · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 12 · French · Greek
American visual artist and art educator · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 12
an American soil scientist and former director at Columbia University’s Earth Institute, died on January 12, 2026. He was 85. Sanchez served as director of the Agriculture & Food Security Center, senior research scholar, and director of the Millennium Villages… · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · Sánchez
Czech religionist and theologian · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10 · Czech · Other · Iván
Cameroonian computer scientist · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10 · Diop
Gambian economist and politician · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10 · Gaye
Soviet art historian · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9
Chinese electro-optics professor · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9 · Other
Switzerland numismatist and archaeologist · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9 · Biucchi · Other
German chemist and child model · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · Taft
an American composer, conductor and arranger best known for his work on Hanna-Barbera productions including The Flintstones and Jonny Quest, died on January 9, 2026, at age 97. Born Theodore Nicholas Sflotsos on October 2, 1928, in Missoula, Montana, he… · 09 January 2026 · January 2026
Pakistani Islamic scholar · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · Other
Canadian criminologist and academic · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
Czech academic and former rector of ČVUT (2000–2006) · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · Czech
a British political scientist who specialised in the politics and foreign policy of Japan, died on January 7, 2026. Born in Birmingham on November 28, 1935, he studied philosophy, politics and economics at the University of Oxford and later earned… · Australia · 07 January 2026 · January 2026
an Indian-American physicist and Urdu poet, died on January 7, 2026, at the age of 92. He was a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo and was known for his work on statistical mechanics, including studies of superfluidity… · 07 January 2026 · January 2026
Azerbaijani petroleum scientist · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
Pakistani Islamic scholar · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4 · Ashrafi · Other
a German art historian and museum director, died on January 5, 2026, at the age of 84. He served as director of the Liebieghaus and the Städel. Beck was born on April 30, 1941 · 05 January 2026 · January 2026
Indonesian Muslim scholar · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 2 · Zarkasyi · Other
the British politician who served as a Member of Parliament and president of the NATO Assembly, died on January 2, 2026, aged 105. A Labour Party politician and economist, he represented Colne Valley from a 1963 by-election until 1966, and… · 02 January 2026 · January 2026
Algerian historian · 31 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 31
Latvian computer scientist · 31 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 31
an Algerian historian and former member of the National Liberation Front during the Algerian War of Independence, died on January 1, 2026. Born on June 16, 1933, in El Harrouch, Algeria, he came from a wealthy family and later attended… · 01 January 2026 · January 2026
Romanian ethnologist and literary historian · 30 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 30 · Ciubotaru
an American historian of the early Latter Day Saint movement and a leading expert on the writings of Joseph Smith Jr., died on December 31, 2025. Born on August 29, 1929, he was raised in Springville, Utah, and was a… · 31 December 2025 · December 2025
a Swedish artist and academic, died on December 31, 2025, at the age of 94. Born in Rohuküla, Estonia, on November 7, 1931, he moved with his family to Sweden in 1943 after fleeing Soviet-occupied Estonia as refugees. He studied… · 31 December 2025 · December 2025
the French botanist and biologist, died on December 31, 2025, at the age of 87. He was a specialist in tropical rainforests and tree architecture, and is best known for the first "Radeau des cimes" ("Navigating the peaks"), which he… · 31 December 2025 · December 2025 · Halle
British architectural historian · 29 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 29
an American early childhood educator, was shot dead on December 30, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. She and her husband, Spencer Tepe, were found dead inside their home after Spencer failed to report to work and a welfare check was requested.… · 30 December 2025 · December 2025
a Croatian-American journalist, died on December 30, 2025, in Zagreb at the age of 95. Also known as Matthew Mestrovic and Matthew Meštrović, he was born in Zagreb on September 13, 1930. The son of Croatian-American sculptor Ivan Meštrović, he… · 30 December 2025 · December 2025
Pakistani Islamic scholar · 28 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 28 · Other · Shah
an American tubist and music professor best known for his association with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, died on December 29, 2025, at age 69. Born in Savannah, Georgia, on June 15, 1956, he studied the tuba with Ronald Bishop, Arnold… · 29 December 2025 · December 2025
Chinese material scientist and engineer · 28 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 28
Australian marine ecologist and academic · 28 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 28
a French pianist, music educator and composer, died on December 28, 2025. Born in Courbevoie on September 30, 1936, she studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Maurice Duruflé, Jean Rivier and Henri Dutilleux. She later taught music theory at… · 28 December 2025 · December 2025
American religious leader and educator · 26 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 26 · Holland · Other
an Australian historian and writer, died on December 27, 2025, aged 86. Born Meredith Jean Rooney in Adelaide on October 21, 1939, she was raised in the city and later graduated in history from the University of Adelaide. She went… · 27 December 2025 · December 2025
a British-Australian scientist and writer, died on December 26, 2025. He was a professor emeritus at the Australian National University and was widely recognised for pioneering work in immunology and human ecology. Born in Croydon, England, on February 8, 1925,… · 26 December 2025 · December 2025
an American historian who specialized in the early national period of U.S. history, died on December 25, 2025. He focused particularly on the period’s intellectual and religious dimensions. Howe was Rhodes Professor of American History at Oxford University from 1992… · 25 December 2025 · December 2025
an Australian-born British literary scholar, died on December 25, 2025. Born in Sydney in 1947, he specialized in the Irish Literary Revival, particularly the writings of W. B. Yeats, as well as textual transmission studies and the history of the… · England · 25 December 2025 · December 2025
an American-British lawyer and academic, died on December 24, 2025, in Oxford, England, at the age of 89. He served as a Special Assistant at the National Security Council in the Nixon administration and as an Administrative Assistant to Henry… · 24 December 2025 · December 2025 · Heart Failure
an American conductor and academic teacher, died on December 24, 2025, at age 80. He was music director of the Royal Ballet in London from 1987 to 1990 and, from 2001, served for seven years as conductor of the Pro… · 24 December 2025 · December 2025
an American computer scientist and professor emeritus at Stanford University, died on December 24, 2025, at the age of 91. Born in Jamaica, New York, Flynn attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School before earning a bachelor's degree from Manhattan University… · 24 December 2025 · December 2025
American scholar and translator · 23 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 23 · Other · Hill
Italian archaeologist/archeologist · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22 · Jovino · Other
South African scholar and anti-apartheid activist · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22 · Other
a Central African politician, women's activist, and professor, died on December 23, 2025. Born in 1951, she served during Bozize's administration as Minister of International Cooperation, Regional Integration and Francophonie from 2011 to 2013 and as Minister of Rural Development… · 23 December 2025 · December 2025
a Canadian scholar and Distinguished Emeritus Professor at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, died on December 23, 2025. He was known for his work on power system reliability evaluation and for research and application of reliability concepts in electric… · 23 December 2025 · December 2025
an American biblical scholar and theologian who served as Gunther H. Knoedler Professor of Theology at Wheaton College, died on December 22, 2025. Treier grew up near Bloomdale, Ohio, and studied at Cedarville University and Grand Rapids Theological Seminary before… · 22 December 2025 · December 2025
an Indian civil servant and academic, died on December 22, 2025. He served as the 11th vice-chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia from 2000 to 2004. Mahdi was a 1963 batch IAS officer allotted to the Bihar cadre. After retiring from… · 22 December 2025 · December 2025