May 2, 2015 Scientists Merimeri Penfold New Zealand Māori language academic (University of Auckland) Died on Tuesday April 1st 2014 Other scientistsShaikh Idrees Pakistani Islamic Scholar and politician, member of Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, shot dead at age 64Ion Toderaș Moldovan ecologist and biologist, member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova dead at age 77Herman Branover Russian-Israeli physicist dead at age 94Krzysztof 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 79More from New ZealandCarla Van Zon New Zealand artistic director dead at age 74Adrienne Staples New Zealand politician, mayor of South Wairarapa and member of the Greater Wellington Regional Council dead at age 69Mark Carrington New Zealand cricketer dead at age 64Ned New Zealand snail diesCleighten Cornelius New Zealand cricketer and winemaker, myeloma dead at age 49Peter Lynn New Zealand engineer and kite maker, cancer dead at age 79Sir Alan Frampton New Zealand agricultural economist dead at age 96Ian Rutherford New Zealand cricketer dead at age 68Jack Harliwich New Zealand cricketer dead at age 95Barry Curtis (mayor) public figure dead at age 87More from April 1, 2014Andreas BjørkumAnker BuchPierre CapretzGuillermo DelgadoKing FlemingRudolph HargraveJacques Le GoffAndrew Joseph McDonaldBill MitchellCarlos Oneto Tags 01 April 2014 2014-04-01 April 1 April 2014 Merimeri New Zealand Penfold Scientists ←Rolf Rendtorff Carlos Oneto→