I. Robert Lehman: key obituary facts
Is I. Robert Lehman dead? Yes. I. Robert Lehman died on June 15, 2026, at age 101.
Cause of death: I. Robert Lehman's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was I. Robert Lehman known for?
He was an American biochemist (born 1924).
More about I. Robert Lehman
Born: 1 January 1924.
Place of birth: Tauragė.
Gender: male.
Occupation: biochemist.
Nationality: United States.
Education: Johns Hopkins University.
Employer: Washington University in St. Louis.
Awards: doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University.
Also known as: Israel Robert Lehman.
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Robert Lehman, a Lithuanian-born American biochemist, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 101. Born in Tauragė, Lithuania, on October 5, 1924, he emigrated to the United States in 1927 and later served as a soldier during World War II.
Lehman studied at Johns Hopkins University, receiving a bachelor’s degree in 1950 and a Ph.D. in 1954. His work centered on DNA replication and repair, along with the replication of phages and the herpes virus. He also collaborated with Arthur Kornberg in work tied to the discovery of DNA polymerase and the reaction responsible for genetic material replication.