Javier Giraldo dead at age 82
Javier Giraldo, a Colombian priest and human rights activist,
died on August 25, 2026, aged 82. Known also as Javier Giraldo Moreno, he was a Catholic Jesuit priest, researcher, and…
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Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead scientists. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Michele Zappella dead at age 90
Michele Zappella, the Italian psychiatrist and scholar of child neuropsychiatry,
died on August 25, 2026, aged 90. Born in Viareggio on March 4, 1936, he graduated in medicine and surgery…
Giri Dandasena dead at age 76
Giri Dandasena, an Indian writer in the Odia language,
died on August 24, 2026, aged 76. A writer, columnist and historian from Odisha, he produced fiction and works on the…
Mitchell Doens dead at age 79, Panamanian politician, economist, and writer
Mitchell Doens, a Panamanian politician, economist and writer,
died on August 24, 2026, aged 79. Doens, whose full name was Mitchell Constantino Doens Ambrosio, was born in Colón Province on…
Tofig Bakikhanov dead at age 95
Tofig Bakikhanov, the Azerbaijani composer and music educator,
died on August 23, 2026, at age 95. Born Tofig Ahmed-agha oglu Bakikhanov in Baku on December 8, 1930, he came from…
Stanley Ritchie dead at age 91
Stanley Ritchie, an Australian violinist and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Violin at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University,
died on August 23, 2026, aged 91. A specialist in historical…
barbara findlay dead at age 77
Barbara findlay, a Canadian lawyer and LGBT rights activist,
died on August 23, 2026, aged 77. Over more than four decades, she used law, advocacy, education and community organizing to…
Svein Mønnesland dead at age 82
Svein Mønnesland, a Norwegian Slavist and professor,
died on August 23, 2026, aged 82. Born in Skien on 26 October 1943, he taught Slavic languages at the University of Oslo…
Liu I-chou dead at age 78, Taiwanese civil servant, chairman of the CEC
Liu I-chou, the Taiwanese civil servant who served as chairman of the Central Election Commission,
died on August 23, 2026, aged 78. A lawyer and political scientist, he was vice…
Bruce Rogers dead at age 93, Original anchor of The World at Six, first host of Metro Morning
Bruce Rogers, the Canadian broadcast journalist who was the original anchor of The World at Six and the first host of Metro Morning,
died on August 22, 2026, aged 93.…
Dave Morice dead at age 79
Dave Morice, an American poet,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 79. Born in St. Louis on September 10, 1946, he also worked as a writer, visual artist, performance artist…
Andrée Ehresmann dead at age 91
Andrée Ehresmann, a French mathematician known for her work in category theory,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 91. Born Andrée Bastiani in Nice, France, she studied at the University…
Syarhei Kastsyan dead at age 85
Syarhei Kastsyan, a Belarusian politician and academic who served as a member of the Supreme Council from 1996 to 2001,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 85. Born in Usochi…
Ariel Fenster dead at age 83
Ariel Fenster, a French-born Canadian chemist and science educator,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 83. Born in Bergerac, France, he became a founding member of McGill University’s Office for…
John Iliffe dead at age 87
John Iliffe, a historian of Africa,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 87. A British scholar whose work focused especially on the history of Tanzania, he was educated at Framlingham…
Isao Tsukamoto dead at age 92
Isao Tsukamoto, a Japanese academic and translator,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 92. He was a Japanese scholar of Korean language and a former professor at Osaka University of…
Nancy Kissinger dead at age 92
Nancy Kissinger, an American philanthropist and longtime Rockefeller aide,
died on August 20, 2026, at age 92. Born Nancy Sharon Maginnes in Manhattan, she was educated at The Masters School,…
Tudor Chiriac dead at age 77
Tudor Chiriac, the Moldovan composer,
died on August 19, 2026, aged 77. Born in Ciuciuleni, Moldova, on March 21, 1949, he became a professor doctor and was a member of…
Ġorġ Mallia dead at age 68, Instructional Technology, Children’s Books
Ġorġ Mallia, a Maltese communications academic, author and cartoonist,
died on August 19, 2026, aged 68. Born in Malta on November 9, 1957, he built a career in communications, instructional…
Bishnu S. Atal dead at age 93
Bishnu S. Atal, an Indian physicist and engineer whose work helped shape modern speech coding,
died on August 19, 2026, aged 93. Born in India in 1933, he studied at…
P. E. Easterling dead at age 92
P. E. Easterling, the English classical scholar and expert on Sophocles,
died on August 18, 2026, aged 92. Born Patricia Elizabeth Fairfax in Blackburn on March 11, 1934, she studied…
Constantine Tsoucalas dead at age 89, Greek sociologist, academic and politician
Constantine Tsoucalas, the Greek sociologist, academic and politician,
died on August 18, 2026, aged 89. Born in Athens on August 5, 1937, he taught at universities in Greece, the United…
Samir Radwan dead at age 83, Egyptian economist and politician, minister of finance
Samir Radwan, the Egyptian economist and politician who served as minister of finance in 2011,
died on August 18, 2026, aged 83. Born in Koum Hamada in Beheira Governorate, he…
Constantine Tsoucalas dead at age 89, Greek sociologist, academic and politician
Constantine Tsoucalas, the Greek sociologist, academic and politician,
died on August 18, 2026, aged 89. Born in Athens on August 5, 1937, he taught at universities in Greece, the United…
Flavia Lattanzi dead at age 85
Flavia Lattanzi, an Italian lawyer and scholar of international law,
died on August 18, 2026, aged 85. Born in Addis Ababa in 1940, she studied law at Sapienza University of…
Jean-Louis Brunaux dead at age 72
Jean-Louis Brunaux, the French archaeologist and historian known for excavations at the sanctuaries of Gournay-sur-Aronde and Ribemont-sur-Ancre,
died on August 18, 2026, aged 72. Born in Lachelle in 1953, he…
Shaul Mishal dead at age 81
Shaul Mishal, the Israeli political scientist who studied Arab and Palestinian politics,
died on August 18, 2026, aged 81. Born in Baghdad in 1945, he later made aliyah with his…
Wanda Traczyk-Stawska dead at age 99, Polish psychologist, social activist, participant in the Wars…
Wanda Traczyk-Stawska, a Polish psychologist, social activist and participant in the Warsaw Uprising,
died on August 18, 2026, aged 99. Known by the pseudonyms “Pączek” and “Atma,” she was born…
Mile Korun dead at age 97
Mile Korun, the Slovenian theatre director,
died on August 17, 2026, aged 97. Born in Ljubljana on October 30, 1928, he worked across several theatre disciplines, including direction, сценography, costume…
Klaus Törnudd dead at age 94
Klaus Törnudd, the Finnish diplomat and researcher,
died on August 17, 2026, aged 94. Born in Helsinki on December 26, 1931, he studied at the University of Helsinki and later…
Stanislas Lalanne dead at age 78, French Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Pontoise
Stanislas Lalanne, the French Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Pontoise from 2013 to 2024,
died on August 17, 2026, aged 78. Born Stanislas Marie Georges Jude Lalanne…
Marcelle Benoit dead at age 104
Marcelle Benoit, the French musicologist and music historian,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 104. Born Marcelle Andrée Madeleine Benoit in Lille on 17 December 1921, she graduated from the…
Asish Banerjee dead at age 74
Asish Banerjee, an Indian politician and former associate professor at Rampurhat College,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 74. He represented the Trinamool Congress and served as the 13th deputy…
Rex A. Wade dead at age 89
Rex A. Wade, an American historian who wrote extensively about the 1917 Russian Revolution,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 89. Known also as Rex Arvin Wade, he taught Russian…
John Niland dead at age 82
John Niland, an American football player who starred as an offensive guard for the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles,
died on August 15, 2026, aged 82. Born John Hugh Niland…
Neville Callam dead at age 125, Neville Callam, Jamaican Baptist minister, secretary general of the…
Neville Callam, a Jamaican Baptist minister and theologian who served as general secretary emeritus of the Baptist World Alliance,
died on August 15, 2026, aged 125. Born in Jamaica into…
Randal C. Picker dead at age 66
Randal C. Picker, an American legal scholar and expert in antitrust law and intellectual property law,
died on August 15, 2026, aged 66. He was the James Parker Hall Distinguished…
Peter Howell dead at age 85
Peter Howell, a British academic and historian,
died on August 15, 2026, aged 85. Born in Malta on July 29, 1941, he began his career in 1964 as an assistant…
Jason Arday dead at age 41
Jason Arday, the British academic and author of Great and Unfortunate Things: A Memoir,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 41. A former sociology professor, he taught at the University…
Anatoly Mikhaylov dead at age 89
Anatoly Mikhaylov, a Belarusian radiologist and member of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 89. Born on November 3, 1936, in Vitebsk District,…
Anna Parzymies dead at age 87
Anna Parzymies, a professor at Warsaw University and Polish arabist,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 87. Born in Sofia on January 5, 1939, she was also a doctor of…
Wallace Kirsop dead at age 92, Academic, bibliographer
Wallace Kirsop, an academic and bibliographer,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 92. An Australian scholar in French studies and book trade history, he was born in Chatswood, New South…
Arnon Soffer dead at age 90
Arnon Soffer, an Israeli geographer and professor,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 90. He was a leading scholar of geography and environmental sciences, with a particular focus on water…
Richard Čemus dead at age 72, Czech Catholic priest, member of the Jesuit order, professor of the s…
Richard Čemus, a Czech Catholic priest, Jesuit and professor of the spirituality of the Christian East at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 72.…
James T. Laney dead at age 98, Minister, professor, diplomat
James T. Laney, an American minister, professor and diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to South Korea from 1993 to 1996 and as president of Emory University from 1977 to…
Sumit Sarkar dead at age 87
Sumit Sarkar, the Indian historian of modern India,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 87. A Marxist historian and writer, he was among the leading scholars of modern Indian history…
Wolfgang Haber dead at age 100
Wolfgang Haber, the German biologist who helped establish landscape ecology,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 100. Born in Datteln in 1925, he studied botany, zoology, chemistry and geography at…
Helmut Lethen dead at age 87
Helmut Lethen, the German Germanist and cultural scholar,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 87. Born in Mönchengladbach in 1939, he studied at universities in Bonn, Amsterdam and Berlin after…
Jacques Wallage dead at age 79, Politician, researcher, corporate director, nonprofit director, aca…
Jacques Wallage, the Dutch politician who served as a Labour Party (PvdA) member of the House of Representatives and later as mayor of Groningen,
died on August 13, 2026, aged…
Brendan Myers dead at age 52
Brendan Myers, a Canadian philosopher and author,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 52. Also known as Brendan Cathbad Myers, he was recognized for work in environmental philosophy, Druidry and…
Gregor Benko dead at age 82
Gregor Benko, the American music historian behind the International Piano Archives,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 82. Born in Cleveland on August 4, 1944, he built a career as…
Arthur Bodson dead at age 94, Belgian philologist and academic, rector of the University of Liège
Arthur Bodson, the Belgian philologist and academic who served as rector of the University of Liège from 1985 to 1997,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 94. Born Arthur Léon…
Bernard Pottier dead at age 101
Bernard Pottier, the French linguist and academic,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 101. Born in Paris on September 29, 1924, he studied at the École pratique des hautes études…
Gianpaolo Bellini dead at age 91
Gianpaolo Bellini, the Italian experimental physicist known for his work in low-background neutrino detection and the Borexino experiment,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 91. Born in Milan on June…
Kai Krüger dead at age 86
Kai Krüger, the Norwegian jurist and academic who was a professor of law at the University of Bergen,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 86. Born in Copenhagen on May…
Tulio Ramírez Padilla dead at age 66, Sacerdote católico, canonista y obispo católico
Tulio Ramírez Padilla, Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate and canonist who served as auxiliary bishop of Caracas from 2012 to 2020 and as bishop of Guarenas from 2020,
died on August…
David Charles dead at age 26, David Charles, British philosopher
David Charles, the British philosopher,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 26. Known professionally as David Owain Maurice Charles, he taught philosophy and classics at Yale University and held posts…
Yehuda Lapidot dead at age 97
Yehuda Lapidot, an Israeli historian and biochemist,
died on August 11, 2026, aged 97. Born in Mandatory Palestine on August 13, 1928, he studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem…
Tomasz Szarota dead at age 86
Tomasz Szarota, the Polish historian and publicist,
died on August 11, 2026, aged 86. Born in Warsaw on January 2, 1940, he focused his work on the history of World…
Alaksandar Milinkievič dead at age 79
Alaksandar Milinkievič, a Belarusian politician and opposition figure,
died on August 11, 2026, aged 79. Born in Hrodna on July 25, 1947, he was a physicist, ethnologist, university teacher, historian,…
M. P. Parameswaran dead at age 91
M. P. Parameswaran, the Indian physicist, nuclear engineer and educationist who played an important role in the Indian nuclear programme,
died on August 11, 2026, aged 91. Born in Kiralur…
Ward Churchill dead at age 78, American academic, activist and writer
Ward Churchill, the American academic, activist and writer known for his controversial work on political dissent and Native Americans,
died on August 11, 2026, aged 78. Born Ward LeRoy Churchill…
Natalia Trubnikova dead at age 71
Natalia Trubnikova, a Russian ballerina and actress,
died on August 10, 2026, aged 71. Born in Moscow on July 17, 1955, she trained at the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts…
Miguel Mancera dead at age 93, Mexican economist, director of the Bank of Mexico
Miguel Mancera, the Mexican economist who directed the Bank of Mexico from 1982 to 1998,
died on August 10, 2026, aged 93. Also known as Miguel Mancera Aguayo, he was…
Kurt Danziger dead at age 100
Kurt Danziger, a German-born Canadian academic whose work shaped the history of psychology,
died on August 10, 2026, aged 100. Born in Wrocław on June 3, 1926, he studied at…
Edward B. Fort dead at age 95
Edward B. Fort, an American academic administrator who served as chancellor of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University from 1981 to 1999,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 95.…
Erkki Pystynen dead at age 96
Erkki Pystynen, the Finnish politician who served as speaker of the Parliament of Finland from 1983 to 1986,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 96. Born Erkki Topias Pystynen in…
Ivo Šlaus dead at age 94
Ivo Šlaus, the Croatian physicist and politician,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 94. Born in Split in 1931, he studied physics at the University of Zagreb, earning a B.Sc.…
Rachel Naomi Remen dead at age 88
Rachel Naomi Remen, an American pediatrician,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 88. Born in New York City on February 8, 1938, she became known as an author and teacher…
C. J. Binks dead at age 94
C. J. Binks, the Tasmanian writer and educator known also as Christopher John Binks,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 94. A long-time figure in Tasmanian education, he taught at…
Andrzej Gąsiorowski dead at age 75
Andrzej Gąsiorowski, a Polish academic and historian,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 75. He worked as a research scientist at the Stutthof concentration camp Museum in Sztutowo and as…
Hà Đình Đức dead at age 86
Hà Đình Đức, a Vietnamese biologist known for his work on the Hoan Kiem turtle,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 86. Born on March 23, 1940, in Thọ Xuân…
Wimal Dissanayake dead at age 86
Wimal Dissanayake, a Sri Lankan writer, literary critic and scholar of Asian cinema and communication theory,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 86. He was known as a creative writer…
Tom Rockmore dead at age 84
Tom Rockmore, an American philosopher who wrote extensively on German idealism,
died on August 6, 2026, aged 84. A scholar of the history of philosophy as well as philosophy itself,…
Harry C. Dorn dead at age 82
Harry C. Dorn, an American chemist who spent five decades on the faculty at Virginia Tech,
died on August 6, 2026, aged 82. Dorn, whose full name was Harry Conrad…
Rashid al-Rajih dead at age 81
Rashid al-Rajih, a Saudi academic and politician,
died on August 6, 2026, aged 81. Born in Turubah, Saudi Arabia, in 1944, he was a Saudi national who studied at the…
Daniel Sivan dead at age 76
Daniel Sivan, a professor and Moroccan-born Israeli linguist,
died on August 6, 2026, at age 76. Born in Casablanca on August 21, 1949, he was known as an emeritus professor…
Kuulo Kalamees dead at age 92
Kuulo Kalamees, an Estonian mycologist,
died on August 6, 2026, aged 92. Born in Tartu on April 15, 1934, he studied at the University of Tartu and went on to…
Bruno Battisti D’Amario dead at age 88
Bruno Battisti D'Amario, the Italian classical guitarist and composer,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 88. Born in Rome on October 5, 1937, he was also a teacher and became…
Oleksii Yukov dead at age 40, Ukrainian war archaeologist, killed by landmine
Oleksii Yukov, a Ukrainian war archaeologist and head of the volunteer group Platzdarm,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 40, after being killed by a landmine. Known formally as Oleksii…
Manfred Rühl dead at age 92
Manfred Rühl, a German higher education teacher and communication scholar,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 92. Born in Nuremberg on December 31, 1933, he studied economics and social sciences…
Eugene Stockton dead at age 91
Eugene Stockton, an Australian priest,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 91. He was also an archaeologist, scholar, Aboriginal chaplain, teacher and educator who spent many years in the Blue…
Laurence E. Nyquist dead at age 87
Laurence E. Nyquist, an American planetary scientist,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 87. He was known for work on the chronometry of planetary materials, research that helped scientists better…
Rustem Zhantiev dead at age 88
Rustem Zhantiev, a Russian scientist and entomologist,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 88. Born in Yalta on October 11, 1937, he specialized in the systematics, ecology and physiology of…
Oladele Awobuluyi dead at age 89, Yoruba linguistics, African linguistics, language policy
Oladele Awobuluyi, a Nigerian linguist, professor and author known for his work in Yoruba linguistics, African linguistics and language policy,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 89. Born on July…
Ken Mitchell dead at age 85, novelist, poet
Ken Mitchell, the Canadian poet, novelist and playwright who helped shape Saskatchewan’s literary life,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 85. Born Kenneth Ronald Mitchell in Moose Jaw on December…
Jarosław Stolicki dead at age 63
Jarosław Stolicki, a Polish historian and academic,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 63. He was a professor of the humanities and taught at Jagiellonian University, where he also studied…
Victor Niederhoffer dead at age 82
Victor Niederhoffer, an American investor and writer,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 82. Born in Brooklyn on December 10, 1943, he was also known as a statistician, economist and…
Daniele Amati dead at age 94
Daniele Amati, the Italian theoretical physicist who specialized in particle physics,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 94. Born in Rome on August 11, 1931, he earned his Ph.D. in…
Klaus Hänsch dead at age 87, German politician, member and president of the European Parliament
Klaus Hänsch, the German politician who served as a member and president of the European Parliament,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 87. Born on December 15, 1938, in Szprotawa,…
Joseph C. Paradi dead at age 85
Joseph C. Paradi, a Hungarian-born Canadian academic and professor at the University of Toronto,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 85. He was a senior professor of chemical engineering at…
Robin Middleton dead at age 94
Robin Middleton, the British architectural historian and professor emeritus of Columbia University,
died on August 3, 2026, aged 94. Born in South Africa on September 30, 1931, he trained as…
Uladzimir Shymau dead at age 77, Belarusian politician, minister of economy
Uladzimir Shymau, a Belarusian politician and minister of economy,
died on August 3, 2026, aged 77. He was born on November 29, 1948, and was known in Belarus as an…
Uladzimir Shymau dead at age 77
Uladzimir Shymau, a Belarusian economist and politician who served as minister of economy from 1996 to 2002,
died on August 3, 2026, aged 77. Born in Radolivka on November 29,…
Iván Szelényi dead at age 88
Iván Szelényi, the Hungarian-American sociologist and university teacher who became a leading figure in the study of social and economic change,
died on August 3, 2026, aged 88. Born in…
Sir Anthony Kenny dead at age 95
Sir Anthony Kenny, the British philosopher known for work in the philosophy of mind, ancient and scholastic philosophy, the philosophy of religion and Wittgenstein studies,
died on August 3, 2026,…
Farrokh Saidi dead at age 96
Farrokh Saidi, an Iranian surgeon and academic,
died on August 2, 2026, aged 96. Born in Tehran on November 22, 1929, he studied at Cornell University from 1947 to 1950…
Bill Goichberg dead at age 83
Bill Goichberg, an American chess player,
died on August 2, 2026, at age 83. Widely known in chess circles as both a master and a tournament organizer, he founded the…