HomeJanuary 2026AustriaScientistsYehezkel Dror January 3, 2026 Scientists Yehezkel Dror Austrian-born Israeli political scientist Died on Saturday January 3rd 2026 Other scientistsGianni Francesco Mattioli, Italian politician, deputy and minister of community policies, dies at age 86Probal Dasgupta, Indian Esperantist, president of the Universal Esperanto Association, stroke, dies at age 72 of strokeJoe Negri, American jazz guitarist and educator, dies at age 99José Manuel Blecua Perdices, Spanish philologist, director of the Royal Spanish Academy, dies at age 86Edgar Morin, French philosopher, dies at age 104Sidney Moko Mead, New Zealand Māori anthropologist and historian, dies at age 99Jang Jae-sik, South Korean politician and economist, dies at age 91Marie-Jo Lafontaine, Belgian sculptor and video artist, dies at age 75Yitzhak Apeloig, Uzbek-born Israeli computational chemist and scholar, president of Technion, dies at age 81Carlos Oliva, Peruvian economist, director of the Central Reserve Bank and minister of economy and finance, dies at age 61More from AustriaKarl Pischl, Austrian politician, MP, member of the Federal Council, dies at age 85Wolfgang Steinmayr, Austrian Olympic racing cyclist, dies at age 81Helmut F. Kaplan, Austrian philosopher, dies at age 73Valie Export, Austrian artist, dies at age 85Anna Wagner, Austrian supercentenarian, dies at age 111Dovid Shmidel, Israeli rabbi, chairman of Asra Kadisha, dies at age 92Heinrich Kofler, Austrian politician, member of the Landtag of Vorarlberg, dies at age 96Günter Pichler, Austrian violinist, traffic collision, dies at age 85 of traffic collisionEugene Braunwald, Austrian-born American cardiologist, dies at age 96Florian Schneeberger, Austrian Olympic sailor, bus accident, dies at age 55 of bus accidentMore from January 2, 2026Bobby Baxter (footballer, born 1937), public figure, dies at age 88Patrick Duffy (British politician), British politician, MP and president of the NATO Assembly, dies at age 105Francis Grant (marine), British marine and World War II veteran, dies at age 101Barbara Lawrence (talent manager), American talent manager, dies at age 82David E. Mitchell, American medical activist, founder of Patients for Affordable Drugs Now, multiple myeloma, dies at age 75 of cancerJamil Azar, Jordanian journalist and broadcaster, dies at age 89Maria Eugènia Cuenca, Spanish politician, dies at age 78Ashok Gajanan Modak, Indian educationist, dies at age 85Bret Shuford, American actor (Paramour, dies at age 46Gregory de Polnay, British actor (Dixon of Dock Green, dies at age 82 Tags 02 January 2026 2026-01-02 Austria Dror Israel January 2 January 2026 Scientists Yehezkel ←Valery Fyodorovich Plotnikov Phoenix Spicer→