January 7, 2021 Scientists Jan Blommaert Belgian sociolinguist and linguistic anthropologist Died on Thursday January 7th 2021 Other scientistsKrzysztof Pawłowski Polish politician, senator dead at age 79Branko Marušič public figure dead at age 88Michel Debost French flutist dead at age 92Finn Wagle Norwegian Church of Norway clergyman, bishop of Nidaros dead at age 84Juliet Winters Carpenter American translator dead at age 77Michael Sollis Australian musician, bowel cancer dead at age 40Stephen Owen American sinologist dead at age 79J. Craig Venter American genomics researcher, founder of Celera Corporation and JCVI, complications from cancer dead at age 79Craig Venter American genomics researcher, founder of Celera Corporation and JCVI, complications from cancer dead at age 79Richard Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth British Anglican clergyman and life peer, bishop of Oxford and member of the House of Lords dead at age 89More from BelgiumRita Mulier Belgian feminist author and economist dead at age 91Sophie Flamand Belgian writer and journalist dead at age 61Delphine Noels Belgian film director dead at age 52Charles Delhez Belgian Roman Catholic priest and sociologist dead at age 74More from January 6, 2021Brian CowanEnrique de Rivas IbáñezLaurent MailhotAshli BabbittEldon FortieMircea BolbaLady Mary ColmanFilip TrifonovRafik Ali-zadeEdward Gnat Tags 06 January 2021 2021-01-06 Belgium Blommaert Jan January 2021 January 6 Scientists ←Henri Schwery Patricia C. Frist→