Herman Branover: key obituary facts
Is Herman Branover dead? Yes. Herman Branover died on May 4, 2026, at age 94.
Cause of death: Herman Branover's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Herman Branover known for?
He was known as Soviet-Israeli physicist ( 1931-2026).
More about Herman Branover
Born: 13 December 1931.
Place of birth: Riga.
Place of death: Crown Heights.
Gender: male.
Occupation: physicist, educator, rabbi, inventor.
Nationality: Latvia, Israel, Soviet Union.
Education: University of Latvia, Peter the Great Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University.
Employer: University of Latvia, Institute of Physics of University of Latvia, Tel Aviv University, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Herman Branover, a Russian–Israeli physicist and Jewish educator, died on May 4, 2026, at age 94.
He was known in the scientific community as a pioneer in magnetohydrodynamics and in the Jewish world as an author, translator, publisher, and educator. Born in Riga, Latvia, into an atheist Jewish family, he later earned a Ph.D.
from the Moscow Aviation Institute and a D.Sc. in physics and mathematics from the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute. Branover also adhered to the customs and mystical philosophy of Chabad Hasidism and was among the initiators of the Jewish revival movement in Soviet Russia.
Herman Branover, 94, Russian-Israeli physicist.