Janken Varden Norwegian theatre director dead at age 87
Janken Varden, the Norwegian theatre director associated with Oslo Nye Teater,
died on February 10, 2026. Born in Oslo on 6 April 1938, he was a graduate of the University…
Famous Dead Scientists: Recent Scientist Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead scientists. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
William Flatt American animal and nutritional scientist dead at age 94
William Perry Flatt, an American animal and nutritional scientist,
died on February 9, 2026. He was 94. Born in Newbern, Tennessee, on June 17, 1931, he was the son of…
Charles Bailleul French linguist and missionary dead at age 98
Charles Bailleul, a French linguist and Roman Catholic missionary with the White Fathers,
died on February 9, 2026, in Bry-sur-Marne, France, at the age of 98. Born in Lille on…
Gail R. Martin American biologist dead at age 81
Gail R. Martin, an American biologist,
died on February 9, 2026. She was known for her pioneering work on the isolation of pluripotent stem cells from normal embryos, for which…
Antonino Zichichi Italian physicist dead at age 96
Antonino Zichichi, an Italian physicist,
died on February 9, 2026. He worked in nuclear physics and served as president of the World Federation of Scientists and as a professor at…
Jesús Guillera Ramanujan-type series for π dead at age 70
Jesús Guillera, a Spanish mathematician,
died on February 9, 2026, at the age of 70. He specialized in number theory and was best known for his work on Ramanujan-type series…
Teresa de Lauretis Italian activist dead at age 87
Teresa de Lauretis, an Italian activist, author and academic,
died on February 9, 2026. She was a Distinguished Professor Emerita of the History of Consciousness at the University of California,…
Assad Ali Syrian literary critic and academic dead at age 88
Assad Ali, a Syrian literary critic and academic,
died on February 9, 2026. He was a professor of Arabic literature at the University of Damascus, a prolific writer of contemporary…
Fazail Agamali Azerbaijani politician dead at age 78
Fazail Agamali, an Azerbaijani politician, historian and professor,
died on February 9, 2026, at the age of 78. He was the founding leader of the Motherland Party, serving in that…
Philippe Gaulier Clown, dramatic theorist, theatre professor, playwright, theatre practitioner, the…
Philippe Gaulier, the French clown,
died on February 9, 2026. He was a professor of theatre, dramatic theorist, pedagogue and master clown, and founded École Philippe Gaulier, a theatre school…
Lynn Bolles Anthropologist dead at age 76
Augusta Lynn Bolles, an American anthropologist,
died on February 8, 2026. She was 76. Bolles was professor emerita of women’s studies and affiliate faculty in anthropology, African American studies, American…
Giulio Lepschy Italian linguist dead at age 91
Giulio Lepschy, an Italian linguist and academic,
died on February 8, 2026, aged 91. Born in Venice in 1935, he studied at the University of Pisa and the Scuola Normale…
Ernest Morrell American scholar and music executive dead at age 54
Ernest Morrell, an American scholar and music executive,
died on February 8, 2026. He was an academic in English and Africana Studies and, in 2024, served as the Coyle Professor…
Beresford Parlett English applied mathematician dead at age 93
Beresford Parlett, an English applied mathematician,
died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in London on July 4, 1932, he specialized in numerical analysis and scientific…
Herbert Sukopp German ecologist and academic dead at age 95
Herbert Sukopp, a German ecologist and academic,
died on February 7, 2026. Born in Berlin on November 6, 1930, he earned his doctorate from the Free University of Berlin in…
Daniel Boyd American filmmaker and academic dead at age 69
Daniel Boyd, an American filmmaker and academic,
died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, on September 14, 1956, he was also an…
Mike Cruise British astronomer dead at age 78
Mike Cruise, a British astronomer and astrophysicist,
died on February 7, 2026, aged 78. Born Adrian Michael Cruise on May 12, 1947, he began his career as an X-ray astronomer…
David J. Farber American computer scientist dead at age 91
David J. Farber, an American computer scientist and professor of computer science,
died on February 7, 2026, at age 91. He was noted for major contributions to programming languages and…
Shao Yu-ming Historian dead at age 87
Shao Yu-ming, a Taiwanese politician,
died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on November 3, 1938, in Binjiang Province in what was then Manchukuo, he moved…
Gabriel P. Weisberg American art historian and educator dead at age 83
Gabriel P. Weisberg, an American art historian and educator,
died on February 7, 2026. He was 83. A native of New York City, he earned a bachelor’s degree from New…
Syed Mohammad Nizami Indian Muslim scholar dead at age -1
Syed Mohammad Nizami, an Indian Muslim scholar and chief sajjadanasheen of the Nizamuddin Aulia Dargah Shrine,
died on February 7, 2026. He had served as the head custodian of the…
Robert J. Plemmons American mathematician dead at age 87
Robert J. Plemmons, an American mathematician who specialized in computational mathematics,
died on February 6, 2026. He was the emeritus Z. Smith Reynolds Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at…
Richard W. Mansbach American political scientist dead at age 83
Richard W. Mansbach, an American political scientist,
died on February 6, 2026. Born in Brooklyn on January 3, 1943, he studied political science, history, and Spanish at Swarthmore College, graduating…
George R. Rossman American mineralogist and academic dead at age 81
George R. Rossman, an American mineralogist and academic,
died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 81. He was the Professor of Mineralogy at the California Institute of Technology.…
Hellmut Lorenz Art historian dead at age 83
Hellmut Lorenz, an Austrian art historian,
died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 83. Born on June 11, 1942, in Vienna, he was a longtime professor at the…
Michael Greenhalgh British art historian dead at age 82
Michael Greenhalgh, the British art historian who specialised in Classicism and the Renaissance,
died on February 6, 2026. Born in Ilkley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, on 25 August 1943,…
Stanley Zdonik Encore-Ob/Server, C-Store, Aurora/Borealis, H-Store dead at age 78
Stanley Zdonik, an American computer scientist and academic,
died on February 5, 2026. He was 78. Zdonik specialized in database management systems and was a tenured professor of computer science…
Julian Wojtkowski Polish Roman Catholic prelate and theologian dead at age 99
Julian Wojtkowski, a Polish Roman Catholic prelate and theologian,
died on February 4, 2026, at age 99. Born in Poznań on January 31, 1927, he was ordained a priest in…
Gisela Engeln-Müllges German mathematician dead at age 85
Gisela Engeln-Müllges, a German mathematician and professor of numerical mathematics at the Aachen University of Applied Sciences,
died on February 4, 2026. Born in Leipzig in 1940, she studied mathematics…
John Lofland American sociologist dead at age 79
John Lofland, an American sociologist,
died on February 4, 2026, at age 79. Born John Franklin Lofland in Milford, Delaware, he was best known for his studies of the peace…
Zohar Shavit Israeli scholar dead at age 74
Zohar Shavit, an Israeli scholar, author and translator,
died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in Jaffa on April 14, 1951, she was a professor at…
Igal Talmi Nuclear shell model dead at age 101
Igal Talmi, a Ukrainian-born Israeli nuclear physicist,
died on February 4, 2026. He was 101. Born in Kiev, then in the Soviet Union, on January 31, 1925, Talmi’s family immigrated…
Marie Woo Ceramicist dead at age 97
Marie Woo, a Chinese-American ceramicist and educator,
died on February 4, 2026, at age 97. Born in Seattle, Washington, on April 3, 1928, to Southern Chinese parents, she earned a…
Jorge Ruffinelli Associate Professor at the University of Buenos Aires, Professor at the University…
Jorge Ruffinelli, a Uruguayan literary critic and academic,
died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Montevideo on December 16, 1943, he was an associate professor…
Mario Merlino Italian neo-fascist activist dead at age 81
Mario Merlino, an Italian neo-fascist activist, historian and writer associated with National Vanguard,
died on February 4, 2026. Born Mario Michele Merlino in Rome on June 2, 1944, he was…
Pierre Merlin French geographer and academic dead at age 88
Pierre Merlin, a French geographer and academic,
died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Metz on May 6, 1937, he studied at the Prytanée national…
Carole Jordan British physicist dead at age 84
Dame Carole Jordan, a British physicist,
died on February 3, 2026, aged 84. She was Professor Emeritus of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow at Somerville College,…
Ivan Nikulin Economist dead at age 89
Ivan Nikulin, a Russian politician,
died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 89. Born Ivan Ivanovich Nikulin on July 10, 1936, in Bryansk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union,…
Şemsa Özar Turkish academic dead at age -1
Şemsa Özar, a Turkish academic and professor in the Department of Economics at Boğaziçi University,
died on February 3, 2026, in Istanbul, Turkey, after a long illness. Born in İzmir…
André Beteille Indian sociologist dead at age 91
André Beteille, an Indian sociologist, writer and academician,
died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 91. He was known for his studies of the caste system in South…
Gabor Boritt American historian dead at age 86
Gabor Boritt, an American historian and the Robert Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies and director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College,
died on February 2, 2026. Hungarian-born…
Josefina Castellví Spanish oceanographer dead at age 90
Josefina Castellví, a Spanish oceanographer,
died on February 2, 2026. She was also a biologist and writer. Castellví received her bachelor's degree in 1957 and a PhD in biological sciences…
William Safran 95–96 dead at age 95
William Safran, an American academic and Holocaust survivor and professor emeritus of political science at the University of Colorado Boulder,
died on February 2, 2026. Born in Dresden, Germany, on…
Nicholas White Tropical medicine specialist dead at age 74
Sir Nicholas White, a British medical doctor and researcher who specialised in tropical medicine,
died on February 1, 2026, aged 74. Born in London on March 13, 1951, he studied…
René Kaës French psychologist and psychoanalyst dead at age 89
René Kaës, a French psychologist and psychoanalyst,
died on February 1, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Fameck, France, on February 19, 1936, he studied psychosociology at Marc…
Vicki Abt American sociologist dead at age 83
Vicki Abt, an American sociologist,
died on February 1, 2026, at age 83. She was a professor of sociology and American studies at Pennsylvania State University’s Abington College. Born Isleen…
José Cuéllar
American anthropologist and musician
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Francesco Calogero
Italian physicist and peace activist
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Martin Bruns Swiss baritone and academic dead at age 65
Martin Bruns, a Swiss baritone and music lecturer,
died on January 30, 2026. Born in Weil am Rhein on November 25, 1960, he was a member of the Knabenkantorei Basel…
Chip Berlet Study of right-wing movements and conspiracy theories dead at age 76
Chip Berlet, an American investigative journalist and author,
died on January 30, 2026, of leukemia. Born John Foster Berlet on November 22, 1949, he was known for his work as…
Arthur P. Dempster Dempster–Shafer theory, EM algorithm dead at age 96
Arthur P. Dempster, an American mathematician and professor emeritus in the Harvard University department of statistics,
died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 96. Born on October 8,…
H. Robert Reynolds American musician and conductor dead at age 91
H. Robert Reynolds, an American musician, conductor and academic,
died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 91. He was principal conductor of the Wind Ensemble at the Thornton…
Paul Deheuvels Probability, statistics dead at age 77
Paul Deheuvels, a French statistician and specialist in probability,
died on January 30, 2026. He was 77. Born in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 11, 1948, Deheuvels was a professor of…
Roland Huntford
British polar historian and biographer
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Gordon L. Rottman
American author and military historian
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Michael H. Prosser American academic dead at age 89
Michael H. Prosser, an American academic and professor emeritus at the University of Virginia,
died on January 29, 2026, at age 89. He served at the University of Virginia from…
Heather Goodall Australian academic and historian dead at age 75
Heather Goodall, an Australian academic and historian,
died on January 29, 2026, at the age of 75. She was Emeritus Professor at the University of Technology Sydney. Her research and…
Eric Cameron Artist dead at age 90
Eric Cameron, a Canadian artist known for his conceptual art work,
died on January 29, 2026. He lived in Calgary, Alberta, and was also a writer and educator. Born in…
Akira Iriye
Japanese-American historian
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Bernhard Waldenfels
German philosopher
Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Josef Dvorak public figure dead at age 91
Josef Dvorak, an Austrian therapist, Catholic theologian and author,
died on January 28, 2026. Born in Vienna on January 28, 1934, he was also a scholar of Karl Rahner and…
Fobazi Ettarh American academic and librarian best known for coining the term “vocational awe…
Fobazi Ettarh, an American academic and librarian best known for coining the term “vocational awe,”
died on January 28, 2026. Born in New Jersey in 1989, she served as a…
Gloria Wade-Gayles
American educator and author
Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Rikio Shimada
Japanese economist
Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
André Burguière
French historian and academic
Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Ann Ashmead
American archaeologist
Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Mark Batzer
American geneticist and academic
Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Reinhardt Kiehl German mathematician dead at age 90
Reinhardt Kiehl, a German mathematician,
died on January 26, 2026. Born in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, on May 31, 1935, he studied mathematics, physics and astronomy from 1955 at the University…
Anne Agur Musculoskeletal system research, Anatomy education dead at age 72
Anne Agur, a Canadian clinical anatomist and professor at the University of Toronto,
died on January 26, 2026. She taught for many years in the Department of Anatomy within the…
Annette Dolphin 74–75 dead at age 74
Annette Dolphin, a British scientist and professor of pharmacology in the Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology at University College London,
died on January 26, 2026, aged 74–75. Born in…
Michael F. Adams
American political staffer and educator
Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Helen Leach
New Zealand food anthropologist
Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Frank J. Frost
American scholar and politician
Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
David Abulafia
British historian (The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean)
Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Li Wei Chinese computer scientist dead at age 82
Li Wei, a Chinese computer scientist and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,
died on January 25, 2026. Born in Peking on June 8, 1943, he graduated from the…
Stuart Tave
American literary scholar
Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Michael Parenti
American politician scientist and academic historian
Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Nicholas Krall
American physicist
Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Peter Duesberg
German-American molecular biologist and academic
Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Alan Musgrave
British-born New Zealand philosopher
Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
George Speake
English art historian and archaeologist
Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Harry Olmer
Polish-born British Holocaust survivor and educator
Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Andrzej Januszajtis
Polish physicist and politician
Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Roseanne Diab
South African atmospheric scientist
Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Kikuo Arakawa Research of hypertension, cardiovascular medicine dead at age 96
Kikuo Arakawa, a Japanese medical scientist and internist,
died on January 23, 2026. He specialized in hypertension and cardiovascular medicine and was a Professor Emeritus at Fukuoka University. Arakawa also…
Donald John Roberts Canadian-American economist dead at age 80
Donald John Roberts, a Canadian-American economist and professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business,
died on January 23, 2026. He was the John H. and Irene S. Scully Professor…
E. A. Siddiq
Indian agricultural scientist
Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Anthony Fletcher
British historian
Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Roger-Maurice Bonnet
French astrophysicist and academic
Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Paul Larivaille
French literary critic and academic
Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
André Jammes
French bookseller and photography historian
Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Barbara Aronstein Black
American legal scholar
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Marie-Thérèse Lorcin
French historian and academic
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026