May 2, 2015 Scientists Ridwan Laher Nytagodien South African political scientist Died on Wednesday July 2nd 2014 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 South AfricaMimi Coertse South African soprano dead at age 93Cynthia Shange South African model and actress dead at age 76Lize van der Walt South African television personality, cancer dead at age 60Peter Terry South African actor, dramatist and poet dead at age 75Albert Mazibuko South African choral singer dead at age 77Nkosentsha Shezi South African politician, MP dead at age 50More from July 2, 2014Emilio Álvarez MontalvánErrie BallChad BrownManuel CardonaWayne K. CurryLorraine ElliottMervyn FinlayVincent J. Graber, Sr.Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of RoxburgheHarold W. Kuhn Tags 02 July 2014 2014-07-02 July 2 July 2014 Nytagodien Ridwan Scientists South Africa ←Abdel Hamid Shaheen Marlinde Massa→