January 29, 2018 Scientists Ruth Alas Estonian economist Died on Monday January 29th 2018 Other scientistsBranko 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 89Vladimir Voevodin Russian computer scientist dead at age 63More from EstoniaJaan Puhvel Estonian-American linguist dead at age 94Ester Pajusoo Estonian actress dead at age 91Vootele Hansen Estonian politician, MP and minister of the environment dead at age 64Imre Taveter Estonian Olympic sailor dead at age 58Mai Murdmaa Estonian choreographer, ballerina, and ballet master dead at age 87More from January 29, 2018W. P. C. DaviesAleksandrs KublinskisAnnie YoungPavel KazankovLin BolenLeslie WycheBorys Yukhymovych SteklyarDick KingGene ColeJulia Reyes Taubman Tags 2018-01-29 29 January 2018 Alas Estonia January 2018 January 29 Ruth Scientists ←W. P. C. Davies Pavel Kazankov→