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…
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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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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,…
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
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…
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…
Gloria Wade-Gayles
American educator and author
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
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
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
Stephen H. Hess
American political scientist
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Helen Peters
Canadian academic
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Justin Taylor
New Zealand priest and historian
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
M. Hafizuddin Khan Economist, political analyst dead at age 89
M. Hafizuddin Khan, a Bangladeshi bureaucrat and former 6th comptroller and auditor general of Bangladesh,
died on January 21, 2026. Born in 1936 or 1937 in Sirajganj, Bengal Province, British…
René V. Dawis
American psychologist
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Henri Dorion
Canadian academic and geographer
Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Frank Kolb
German historian and academic
Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Deborah Cameron British linguist and feminist, pancreatic cancer dead at age 67
Deborah Jane Cameron, a British linguist and feminist,
died on January 20, 2026, at the age of 67. She held the Rupert Murdoch Professorship in Language and Communication at Worcester…
Vicki L. Hanson Human-Computer InteractionAccessibility dead at age -1
Vicki L. Hanson, an American computer scientist,
died on January 20, 2026. She was noted for her research on human-computer interaction and accessibility, and for her leadership in broadening participation…
Daniel Moerman
American medical anthropologist and ethnobotanist
Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Sir Christopher White
British art historian and curator
Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Johannes Fried
German historian
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Manuel Fernández Areal
Spanish academic and journalist
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Jaan Ross
Estonian musicologist and psychologist
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Gladys West
American mathematician
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Stuart Altman
American economist
Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Patrick Corrigan
American psychologist and writer
Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Clare Cooper Marcus Architect dead at age 91
Clare Cooper Marcus, an American educator in landscape architecture and architecture,
died on January 18, 2026, at age 91. She was a pioneer in the study of social issues in…
Yury Yemelyanov
Russian historian and author
Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
James Petras Professor of sociology dead at age 89
James Petras, an American sociologist and academic,
died on January 17, 2026. He was the Bartle Professor emeritus of sociology at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York, and an adjunct…
W. John McDonald Canadian physicist and academic administrator dead at age 89
W. John McDonald, 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…
Murad Hasratyan
Armenian architectural historian
Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Deirdre Jordan
Australian academic and educator
Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Rudolf Urc
Slovak director of documentary and animated films and academic
Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Daniel Colson
French sociologist and academic
Died on Thursday January 15th 2026