Iván Szelényi dead at age 88
Iván Szelényi, the Hungarian-American sociologist and university teacher who became a leading figure in the study of social and economic change,
died on August 3, 2026, aged 88. Born in…
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Farrokh Saidi dead at age 96
Farrokh Saidi, an Iranian surgeon and academic,
died on August 2, 2026, aged 96. Born in Tehran on November 22, 1929, he studied at Cornell University from 1947 to 1950…
Line Bareiro dead at age 75
Line Bareiro, the Paraguayan political scientist,
died on August 1, 2026, aged 75. Born in Asunción on August 30, 1950, she became known as a political scientist, lawyer and human…
Antonio Mazzi dead at age 96
Antonio Mazzi, an Italian Roman Catholic priest,
died on July 31, 2026, aged 96. Born in Verona in 1929, he became known as a presbyter, educator and writer, and devoted…
Dragiša Milojković dead at age 55
Dragiša Milojković, a Serbian film and television actor,
died on July 31, 2026, aged 55. Born in Jagodina in 1971, he studied acting in Novi Sad in the class of…
Marģers Vestermanis dead at age 100
Marģers Vestermanis, the Latvian Holocaust survivor and historian who founded the museum Jews in Latvia and later served as its former director,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 100. Born…
Igor Sharapov dead at age 65, Russian trumpeter, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation
Igor Sharapov, a Russian trumpeter and teacher,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 65. Born in Leningrad on June 19, 1961, he went on to become a soloist with the…
Kazimira Prunskienė dead at age 83, Lithuanian politician, prime minister and minister of agricultu…
Kazimira Prunskienė, the Lithuanian politician who served as prime minister and later as minister of agriculture,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 83. Born in Vasiuliškė on February 26, 1943,…
Sokrat Khanyan dead at age 96, poet, literary critic
Sokrat Khanyan, the Armenian poet and literary critic,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 96. Born on January 22, 1930, in Ağbulaq, he was also known as a translator, prose…
Václav Větvička dead at age 88
Václav Větvička, a Czech botanist and publicist,
died on July 30, 2026, at age 88. Born in Prague on January 13, 1938, he was also described as a biologist and…
Eugene Benson dead at age 98
Eugene Benson, a writer and Canadian professor of English,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 98. Born in Northern Ireland in 1928, he went on to build a career as…
Johanna Fernández dead at age 55
Johanna Fernández, an American historian and associate professor of history at Baruch College,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 55. A Dominican-American scholar based in New York City, she focused…
Thaw Kaung dead at age 88
Thaw Kaung, a Burmese librarian and historian,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 88. Known also as Sithu Thaw Kaung, he was born in Yangon on December 17, 1937, and…
Jochen Bohl dead at age 76
Jochen Bohl, a German theologian and Lutheran bishop,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 76. Born in Lüdenscheid on April 19, 1950, he served as bishop of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church…
Erik Olssen dead at age 84
Erik Olssen, the New Zealand historian whose work examined the links between social structures, politics and ideas,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 84. Born in Hamilton on December 14,…
Harry Mitchell dead at age 86
Harry Mitchell, an American politician and educator who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011, died July 29, 2026, aged 86. A Democrat, he represented Arizona’s…
Erwin Engeler dead at age 96
Erwin Engeler, a Swiss mathematician and computer scientist,
died on July 28, 2026, aged 96. Engeler did pioneering work on the connections between logic, computer science and scientific computation during…
G. Thomas Goodnight dead at age 77
G. Thomas Goodnight, an American scholar and communication theorist,
died on July 28, 2026, at age 77. Born in Houston, Texas, he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from…
Konrad Beikircher dead at age 80, German cabaret artist, musician and author
Konrad Beikircher, the German cabaret artist, musician and author,
died on July 28, 2026, aged 80. Born Konrad Johann Aloysia Beikircher in Bruneck, South Tyrol, he built a career that…
Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza dead at age 95
Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, the Colombian journalist and writer who also worked as a diplomat,
died on July 28, 2026, aged 95. Born in Tunja in 1932, he was identified in…
Tom Chadbon dead at age 80
Tom Chadbon, the English actor best known for work in British television and appearances in Doctor Who, Tess and Casino Royale,
died on July 27, 2026, aged 80. Born in…
Léon Strauss dead at age 98
Léon Strauss, the French historian and academic who specialized in the history of Alsace,
died on July 27, 2026, aged 98. Born in Sarrebourg on August 14, 1927, he studied…
Frank Tusa dead at age 79
Frank Tusa, an American bassist and composer,
died on July 26, 2026, aged 79. Born in New York City on April 1, 1947, he became known as a jazz double-bassist,…
Bachtiar Aly dead at age 76
Bachtiar Aly, an Indonesian professor, politician and diplomat,
died on July 26, 2026, aged 76. Born in Banda Aceh on December 21, 1949, he built a career that combined academic…
Ravan A. G. Farhâdi dead at age 96, Afghan academic and diplomat, ambassador to the United Nations
Ravan A. G. Farhâdi, the Afghan academic and diplomat who served as Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United Nations from 1993 to 2006,
died on July 26, 2026. He was 96.…
Isabel McBryde dead at age 92
Isabel McBryde, the Australian archaeologist who helped shape the study of Aboriginal archaeology in Australia,
died on July 26, 2026, aged 92. Born in Fremantle on July 16, 1934, she…
Thomas Hines dead at age 90
Thomas Hines, the American architectural historian and educator,
died on July 26, 2026, at age 90. Born Thomas Spight Hines, Jr., in Oxford, Mississippi, he taught at the University of…
Leung Choi-yuen dead at age 75
Leung Choi-yuen, a Hong Kong television producer,
died on July 25, 2026. Known in the industry as Uncle Choi, he worked at TVB as both a producer and a production…
Māzin Mubārak dead at age 95
Māzin Mubārak, a Syrian writer and scholar of Arabic,
died on July 25, 2026, aged 95. He was regarded as one of Syria’s leading grammarians, served as a member of…
Jean Mesqui dead at age 74, civil engineer, art historian
Jean Mesqui, a French castellologist, civil engineer and art historian,
died on July 24, 2026, aged 74. Born Jean Antoine André Marie Joseph Mesqui in Paris on May 27, 1952,…
Clemente Marconi dead at age 60
Clemente Marconi, an Italian archaeologist and art historian known for his work on Greek art and archaeology and the excavations at Selinunte,
died on July 24, 2026. Born in Rome…
Joseph Santamaria dead at age 78, Judge, lawyer
Joseph Santamaria, an Australian judge and lawyer,
died on July 23, 2026, aged 78. Born in Melbourne on July 14, 1948, Joseph Gerard Santamaria KC served as a judge of…
Pavel Jungwirth dead at age 60
Pavel Jungwirth, a Czech physical chemist and academic,
died on July 23, 2026, at the age of 60. Born in Prague on May 20, 1966, he studied at the Faculty…
K. Ali Kutty Musliyar dead at age 81
K. Ali Kutty Musliyar, an Indian Islamic scholar,
died on July 23, 2026. Born on February 23, 1945, in Thirurkad in what is now Kerala’s Malappuram district, he became a…
Karen Busby dead at age 67, research into queer issues, reproductive rights, constitutional law, an…
Karen Busby, a lawyer, feminist and former professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba whose work focused on queer issues, reproductive rights, constitutional law and civil…
Vasily Parkhomchuk dead at age 79
Vasily Parkhomchuk, a Russian physicist and specialist in accelerator and charged-particle storage ring physics,
died on July 23, 2026. Born on September 1, 1946, in Torchyn, he studied at Novosibirsk…
Patricia Donlon dead at age 83
Patricia Donlon, the Irish librarian and academic who served as director of the National Library of Ireland,
died on July 23, 2026, at the age of 83. Known as Pat…
Bill McGlaughlin dead at age 82
Bill McGlaughlin, the American composer and radio host who led the public radio programs Exploring Music and Saint Paul Sunday,
died on July 22, 2026. He was 82. Born William…
Gordon G. Gallup dead at age 85
Gordon G. Gallup, an American psychologist known for his research in biopsychology,
died on July 22, 2026, aged 85. He was a professor in the University at Albany’s psychology department…
David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry dead at age 96
David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry, a British aristocrat and pottery designer,
died on July 22, 2026, at the age of 96. Born David Harrington Angus Douglas in London on…
Josep Vallverdú dead at age 103
Josep Vallverdú, the Catalan writer and linguist,
died on July 21, 2026, at the age of 103. Born in Lleida on July 9, 1923, he became known as a poet,…
Jean-Marc Sylvestre dead at age 79
Jean-Marc Sylvestre, the French journalist known for his long career in economics reporting on TF1, i>Télé and RT France,
died on July 21, 2026, at the age of 79. Born…
Edgar C. Otálvora dead at age 66, writer, policy analyst, journalist
Edgar C. Otálvora, the Venezuelan journalist, writer and historian,
died on July 21, 2026. Born Edgar Omar Contreras Otálvora on September 6, 1959, in Tovar, he built a career as…
John C. Dvorak dead at age 80
John C. Dvorak, an American tech writer and broadcaster,
died on July 20, 2026, at age 80. He wrote about technology and personal computing for decades, serving as a columnist…
Tim Murphy dead at age 73
Tim Murphy, the American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania Senate,
died on July 19, 2026. He was 73. Murphy represented Pennsylvania’s 18th congressional…
Richard Heinberg dead at age 75, Writer, educator
Richard Heinberg, a writer and educator whose work examined energy, economic and ecological issues,
died on July 19, 2026, aged 75. He was known for writing extensively about oil depletion…
Esmaeil Yaghmaei dead at age 84
Esmaeil Yaghmaei, an Iranian archaeologist and writer,
died on July 19, 2026. Born in Tehran in 1941, he studied at the University of Tehran and went on to lead numerous…
Venceslas Kruta dead at age 86
Venceslas Kruta, a French archaeologist and historian,
died on July 19, 2026. Born in Saumur on November 4, 1939, he specialized in the protohistory of Europe and the commercial and…
Gregory Karotemprel dead at age 93, Indian East Syriac Catholic bishop, bishop emeritus of Rajkot
Gregory Karotemprel, an Indian East Syriac Catholic bishop and bishop emeritus of Rajkot,
died on July 19, 2026, at the age of 93. Known in church life as Mar Gregory…
Jaroslav Zvěřina dead at age 83, Czech politician, MEP and MP
Jaroslav Zvěřina, a Czech politician and former member of the European Parliament,
died on July 19, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Třebíč on December 18, 1942, he…
Joseph Algazy dead at age 87
Joseph Algazy, the Israeli historian and journalist who wrote for Haaretz and Le Monde diplomatique,
died on July 18, 2026. Born in Alexandria on September 11, 1938, he studied and…
Stanisław Gomułka dead at age 85
Stanisław Gomułka, a Polish economist and academic,
died on July 18, 2026. Born on September 10, 1940, in Krężoły in what is now the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, he studied at the…
Alexandria Holloway dead at age 79
Alexandria Holloway, the founding dean of the Honors College at Miami Dade College and a longtime music educator and academic administrator,
died on July 18, 2026, aged 79. Holloway spent…
Arvi Altmäe dead at age 83
Arvi Altmäe, an Estonian architect and academic,
died on July 17, 2026. Born on July 22, 1942, in Estonia, he built a career that combined architecture, teaching and academic administration.…
William Gehrlein dead at age 80
William Gehrlein, an American academic and researcher known for work in social choice theory, decision theory and graph theory,
died on July 17, 2026. Born July 1, 1946, Gehrlein earned…
Eberhard Gill dead at age 65, satellite orbit determination, GNSS technology and tracking, space sy…
Eberhard Gill, a German researcher and space systems engineer known for work in GNSS technology and tracking, space system engineering, multi-satellite systems and systems engineering,
died on July 16, 2026,…
Rudolph A. Marcus dead at age 102
Rudolph A. Marcus, the Canadian-born American chemist who won the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on electron transfer reactions,
died on July 16, 2026. He was 102.…
Elza Berquó dead at age 100
Elza Berquó, a Brazilian mathematician and statistician whose work also extended into research,
died on July 16, 2026. Born on October 17, 1925, in Guaxupé, she studied mathematics at the…
Lattie F. Coor dead at age 89
Lattie F. Coor, an American university administrator and professor of public policy who led the University of Vermont and Arizona State University,
died on July 16, 2026. Born in Phoenix…
Norman Ravitch dead at age 89
Norman Ravitch, an American historian and professor emeritus of history at the University of California, Riverside,
died on July 16, 2026. Born on January 1, 1936, he spent part of…
Lutz von Padberg dead at age 76
Lutz von Padberg, a German historian whose work focused on medieval history and the Christianization of the Germanic peoples,
died on July 16, 2026. Born in Essen on February 22,…
Chiang C. Mei dead at age 91
Chiang C. Mei, an American physicist and fluid dynamicist whose work influenced civil, environmental and coastal engineering,
died on July 16, 2026. Born in Wuhan on April 4, 1935, Mei,…
Denise Oliver-Velez dead at age 78
Denise Oliver-Velez, an American activist and community organizer,
died on July 15, 2026. She was 78. Born Denise Roberts Oliver on August 1, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York, she became…
Randolph Thummel dead at age 80
Randolph Thummel, an American chemist,
died on July 15, 2026, aged 80. He was known for work in organic and inorganic chemistry and taught at the University of Houston, where…
John Esposito dead at age 86
John Esposito, the American academic and scholar of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies,
died on July 15, 2026. Born John Louis Esposito on May 19, 1940, in Brooklyn, he taught…
Richard J. Estes dead at age 85
Richard J. Estes, an American academic and professor emeritus of Social Work and Social Policy at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia,
died on July 15, 2026, at the age…
Ihor Losiev dead at age 71
Ihor Losiev, a Ukrainian political scientist and publicist,
died on July 15, 2026. Born in Sevastopol on March 10, 1955, he became known as a columnist, journalist, and scholar of…
Ackbar Abbas dead at age 84
Ackbar Abbas, a Hong Kong literary scholar and professor of comparative literature,
died on July 15, 2026. Born in Kennedy Town in 1942, he taught at the University of California,…
Elena Baranová dead at age 80
Elena Baranová, a Slovak linguist and philologist,
died on July 14, 2026. Born on October 12, 1945, in Martin, then part of Czechoslovakia, she focused much of her scholarly work…
Hans Michael Maitzen dead at age 83
Hans Michael Maitzen, an Austrian astronomer,
died on July 14, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Graz on March 28, 1943, he studied astronomy, mathematics and physics at…
Márton Flander dead at age 41
Márton Flander, a Hungarian triathlete and economist,
died on July 14, 2026. Born in Baja on March 5, 1985, he began competing in triathlon in 2002 and went on to…
Harry Swinney dead at age 87, pattern formation, and fluid dynamics experiments
Harry Swinney, the American physicist known for work in pattern formation and fluid dynamics experiments,
died on July 13, 2026. Born in Opelousas, Louisiana, on April 10, 1939, he was…
Hervé Hasquin dead at age 83
Hervé Hasquin, a Belgian historian, university professor and politician,
died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Charleroi on December 31, 1942, he taught at the…
Jo Wan-kyu dead at age 98
Jo Wan-kyu, a South Korean politician who served as minister of education from 1992 to 1993,
died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 98. Born on February 11,…
Barry Dickins dead at age 76, author, artist, actor, educator, journalist
Barry Dickins, an Australian author, artist, actor, educator and journalist,
died on July 13, 2026, aged 76. Born in Reservoir in Melbourne, he became known for historical dramas and for…
Michael Stürmer dead at age 87
Michael Stürmer, the German historian known for his work on the history of the German Empire and his role in the Historikerstreit of the 1980s,
died on July 13, 2026.…
Mary Morello dead at age 102
Mary Morello
died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 102. An American activist and founder of Parents for Rock and Rap, she was also known as the mother…
Gita Upadhyay dead at age 87
Gita Upadhyay, an Indian writer and translator from Assam,
died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on February 14, 1939, in Gangmouthan in what is now…
Kent Carpenter dead at age 73
Kent Carpenter, an American marine biologist who spent much of his career based in the Philippines,
died on July 12, 2026. Born on January 20, 1953, he earned a bachelor’s…
Kent E. Carpenter dead at age 73
Kent E. Carpenter, an American marine biologist and professor of biological sciences at Old Dominion University,
died on July 12, 2026. He was a researcher in marine biology and ichthyology…
Rui Resende dead at age 88
Rui Resende, the Brazilian actor known for work in film and television,
died on July 12, 2026. Born José Pereira Rezende Filho in Araguari in 1937, he began his career…
Rui Rezende dead at age 88
Rui Rezende, the Brazilian actor known for roles in "Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands" and "Roque Santeiro,"
died on July 12, 2026. He was 88. Born José Pereira Rezende…
Susumu Tonegawa dead at age 86
Susumu Tonegawa, the Japanese biologist who won the 1987 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering V(D)J recombination,
died on July 11, 2026. Born in Nagoya on September 5,…
Gunter Stein dead at age 84
Gunter Stein, a German-American electrical engineer,
died on July 11, 2026. Born on July 16, 1941, in Bordesholm, Germany, he emigrated to the United States with his family in 1954.…
Đorđe Kadijević dead at age 93, Serbian film director, screenwriter and art critic
Đorđe Kadijević
died on July 10, 2026, at age 93. He was a Serbian film director, screenwriter and art critic. Born in Šibenik on January 6, 1933, Kadijević also worked…
Mark B. Wise dead at age 72
Mark B. Wise, the Canadian-American theoretical physicist whose work helped shape heavy quark effective theory,
died on July 10, 2026. Born on November 9, 1953, he conducted research in elementary…
Eva Røine dead at age 97
Eva Røine, the Norwegian psychologist, actress, author and former beauty pageant titleholder,
died on July 10, 2026. Born in Mysen on December 11, 1928, she was first known in younger…
José Bada Panillo dead at age 97
José Bada Panillo
died on July 9, 2026. He was a Spanish politician who served as minister of culture and education of Aragon from 1983 to 1987. Tags Politicians, Scientists,…
Olev Raju dead at age 78
Olev Raju
died on July 9, 2026. He was an Estonian politician and economist who served as a member of parliament from 1995 to 2003. Born in Tartu on January…
Robert E. Cohen dead at age 79, American chemical engineer, complications from Parkinson’s di…
Robert E. Cohen, an American chemical engineer and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
died on July 9, 2026, aged 79, of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was known…
Kathy Muehlemann dead at age 76
Kathy Muehlemann, an American abstract painter and professor of art,
died on July 9, 2026, at age 76. Born in Austin in 1950, she earned a B.F.A. from Empire State…
Jesper Bøje Christensen dead at age 81
Jesper Bøje Christensen, the Danish harpsichordist and music researcher known for his work on basso continuo,
died on July 8, 2026, at age 81. Born in Copenhagen on December 3,…