John E. Franz dead at age 96, Inventor of Roundup
John E. Franz, an American chemist known for discovering glyphosate, died on April 27, 2026. Born on December 21, 1929, in Springfield, he worked at Monsanto Company, where he discovered…
Named Franz
Over 50 obituaries for famous people named Franz. See who they were, when they died, and read their memorial pages.
Franz Stocker public figure dead at age 92
Franz Stocker, Austrian politician and former federal councillor, died on April 18, 2026, at the age of 92. A member of the Austrian People's Party, he served in the Federal…
Franz Ceska Austrian diplomat dead at age 90
Franz Ceska, an Austrian diplomat, died on February 9, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Vienna on January 31, 1936, he studied law at the University of Vienna,…
Franz Herre
German journalist and biographerDied on Monday January 12th 2026
Elizabeth Franz
American actress (Death of a SalesmanDied on Saturday November 15th 2025
Franz Josef Wagner
German journalist (Bild) and writerDied on Tuesday October 7th 2025
Franz Grundheber
German opera singerDied on Sunday September 28th 2025
Robert Franz
Canadian conductor (Windsor Symphony Orchestra)Died on Wednesday September 3rd 2025
Franz Hodjak
German writerDied on Wednesday July 9th 2025
Franz Demetz
Italian politicianDied on Tuesday May 27th 2025
Franz Kamphaus
German Roman Catholic BishopDied on Monday October 28th 2024
Franz Sauerzopf
Austrian judge and politicianDied on Tuesday September 3rd 2024
Franz Dietl
German Roman Catholic prelateDied on Friday March 22nd 2024
Franz Beckenbauer
German footballer and manager (Bayern MunichDied on Monday January 8th 2024
Franz Karl Stanzel
Austrian literary theoristDied on Friday October 20th 2023
Franz Csandl
Austrian boxerDied on Wednesday August 9th 2023
Franz Hinkelammert
German-born Costa Rican theologian and economistDied on Tuesday July 18th 2023
Franz S. Leichter
American politicianDied on Monday June 12th 2023
Franz Kurzreiter
Austrian politicianDied on Sunday December 25th 2022
Franz Gertsch
Swiss painterDied on Thursday December 22nd 2022
Franz Vorrath
German Roman Catholic prelateDied on Tuesday October 18th 2022
Franz Schötz
German botanistDied on Saturday August 20th 2022
Franz Marijnen
Belgian theatre directorDied on Thursday August 4th 2022
Franz Krug
German politicianDied on Thursday February 24th 2022
Franz Grave
German Roman Catholic prelateDied on Sunday February 20th 2022
Franz Marx
South African screenwriterDied on Monday September 27th 2021
Franz Josef Altenburg
German ceramicist and sculptorDied on Wednesday August 18th 2021
Franz Vansteenkiste
Belgian politicianDied on Tuesday May 4th 2021
Franz Jalics
Hungarian-born Jesuit priest and author of books on Christian spiritualityDied on Saturday February 13th 2021
Franz Josef Kuhnle
German Roman Catholic prelateDied on Friday February 5th 2021
Franz Mönks
Dutch psychologist and university professorDied on Sunday March 29th 2020
Franz Mazura
Austrian operatic bass-baritoneDied on Friday January 24th 2020
Franz Weber
Swiss environmentalist and animal welfare activistDied on Thursday April 4th 2019
Franz Beyer
German violist and musicologistDied on Wednesday July 4th 2018
Franz M. Wuketits
Austrian biologist and epistemologistDied on Friday June 8th 2018
Franz Oberwinkler
German mycologistDied on Thursday March 22nd 2018
Franz Pacher
Austrian engineerDied on Tuesday March 20th 2018
Franz Jarnach
German actor (Dittsche) and musician (The Rattles)Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Franz Cibulka
Austrian composerDied on Thursday June 30th 2016
Franz Czeisler
Hungarian magician and circus performerDied on Thursday March 3rd 2016
Franz Mußner
German Roman Catholic priestDied on Thursday March 3rd 2016
Franz Speta
Austrian botanistDied on Saturday December 5th 2015
Franz Thaler
Italian authorDied on Thursday October 29th 2015
Count Franz II
German nobilityDied on Friday October 2nd 2015
Franz zu Erbach-Erbach und von Wartenberg-Roth
German nobleDied on Friday October 2nd 2015
Franz Surges
German composer and musicianDied on Sunday September 20th 2015
Franz Ferdinand Nentwig
Portuguese opera barritoneDied on Tuesday July 14th 2015
Franz Wright
American poetDied on Thursday May 14th 2015
Franz Xaver Eder
German Roman Catholic prelateDied on Thursday June 20th 2013
Franz Handlos
German politicianDied on Monday June 10th 2013
Franz Halberg
Romanian biologistDied on Sunday June 9th 2013
Franz Kelch
German singerDied on Wednesday June 5th 2013
Franz Lehrndorfer
German organistDied on Thursday January 10th 2013
Franz Hillenkamp
German scientistDied on Friday August 22nd 2014
Franz Gabl
Austrian Olympic alpine skier (1948)Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014