August 26, 2016 Scientists J. Alec Motyer Irish-born British biblical scholar Died on Friday August 26th 2016 Other scientistsNikolay Tsaturyan dead at age 81, Armenian theatre directorKhalifa Chater dead at age 90, Tunisian academic and historianKenneth Keith dead at age 88, New Zealand jurist and legal scholar, judge of the International Court of JusticePatrick Arnold dead at age 59, American organic chemistWilliam V. Tamborlane dead at age 79, American pediatrician and academicBarry W. Blaustein dead at age 72, American screenwriter and film director, pancreatic cancerXuong Nguyen-Huu dead at age 92, American biochemistMary Lovelace O'Neal dead at age 84, American artist and arts educatorJosé Ballesta Spanish politician, mayor of Murcia, cancer dead at age 67Theo van Boven dead at age 91, Dutch juristMore from IrelandHerb Wharton dead at age 89, public figureAuroras Encore public figure dead at age 23Chris Phelan Irish-born Australian rugby league player, pancreatic cancer dead at age 70Brendan O'Brien Irish journalist dead at age 82Gary Lydon public figure dead at age 61Stephen Greene Irish hurler dead at age 81Gordon Snell public figure dead at age 93Liam Browne public figure dead at age 89Noble Yeats public figure dead at age 10Moya Brennan Irish folk singer dead at age 73More from August 26, 2016Peter BarryMartyn QuayleHarald GrønningenErika WallnerE. Parry ThomasTon PronkJānis ReinisJiří TichýAb TambourJim Seavor Tags 2016-08-26 26 August 2016 August 2016 August 26 Britain Ireland J. Motyer Scientists ←André Mélançon Mohammad Heydari→