Malcolm H. Wiener: key obituary facts
Is Malcolm H. Wiener dead? Yes. Malcolm H. Wiener died on October 14, 2026, at age 91.
Cause of death: Malcolm H. Wiener's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Malcolm H. Wiener known for?
He was an Aegean prehistorian.
More about Malcolm H. Wiener
Born: 3 July 1935.
Place of birth: Qingdao.
Gender: male.
Occupation: anthropologist.
Nationality: United States.
Education: Harvard Law School, Harvard College.
Also known as: Malcolm Wiener.
Occupations: Attorney, prehistorian, philanthropist.
Malcolm H.
Wiener, an American prehistorian and lawyer, died October 14, 2026, aged 91. Born Malcolm Hewitt Wiener in Qingdao, China, on July 3, 1935, he was the son of American parents and was educated at Harvard College and Harvard Law School.
He came to the United States in 1939, arriving in San Francisco. Wiener served as general counsel of the Archaeological Institute of America and as an adviser to the U.S. Department of State. In business, he was principal and chairman of The Millburn Ridgefield Corporation and ShareInVest, both asset-management firms. In 1988, he endowed the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The center focuses on social and economic well-being, equity and opportunity, social justice and effective social programs. Wiener was also a trustee emeritus of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His mother, Ethel Wiener, née Zimmerman, died when he was four days old, and he was raised in a Jewish family. His father was Myron Wiener.