Otto Rössler: key obituary facts
Is Otto Rössler dead? Yes. Otto Rössler died on October 5, 2026, at age 86.
Cause of death: Otto Rössler's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Otto Rössler known for?
He was a German biochemist and chaos theorist (born 1940).
More about Otto Rössler
Born: 20 May 1940.
Place of birth: Berlin.
Gender: male.
Occupation: biochemist, university teacher, scientist, philosopher, chemist.
Nationality: Germany.
Employer: University of Tübingen.
Also known as: Otto Eberhard Rössler, Otto E. Roessler.
Known for: Rössler attractor, Burning Ship fractal, Chaotic hysteresis, Endophysics, Large Hadron Collider controversy.
Otto Eberhard Rössler, a German interdisciplinary scientist in theoretical biochemistry and nonlinear physics, died October 5, 2026, aged 86.
Born in Berlin on May 20, 1940, he became internationally known for his work on chaos theory and for the mathematical model that bears his name. Solutions of the Rössler model tend to approach a strange attractor, now known as the Rössler attractor.
His work was also associated with the Burning Ship fractal, chaotic hysteresis and endophysics, reflecting the range of subjects linked to his research. Rössler became known to a wider public through a failed lawsuit seeking to halt the Large Hadron Collider over fears that it could generate miniature black holes. The case brought his concerns about the collider into public debate but did not stop the project. He died in Tübingen. His work joined theoretical questions in biochemistry with mathematical approaches to nonlinear physical systems, while the model and attractor bearing his name became central parts of his public and scientific profile.