July 17, 2018 Scientists Murabit al-Hajj Mauritanian Islamic scholar and Sufi Died on Tuesday July 17th 2018 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 July 17, 2018Gabriel CaruanaEvan WhittonMarija KohnYe LwinSir Maurice ShockSir Alan DonaldRita BhaduriLangton TinagoYvonne BlakeSiraj Raisani Tags 17 July 2018 2018-07-17 al-Hajj July 17 July 2018 Mauritania Murabit Scientists ←Honour and Glory Mike Kudla→