Deaths in...
207 Notable deaths
in Boston
Charles Francis Adams III
Secretary of the navy (1866–1954).
Born August 2nd, 1866 in Quincy.
Died June 10th, 1954 at 87 years old in Boston.
Sidney Farber
American physician (1903-1973).
Born September 30th, 1903 in Buffalo.
Died March 30th, 1973 at 69 years old in Boston.
Stanley Cavell
American philosopher (1926-2018).
Born September 1st, 1926 in Atlanta.
Died June 19th, 2018 at 91 years old in Boston (heart failure).
An Wang
American businessman (1920–1990).
Born February 7th, 1920 in Shanghai.
Died March 24th, 1990 at 70 years old in Boston (cancer).
Michio Kushi
Japanese educator (1926-2014).
Born May 17th, 1926 in Kokawa.
Died December 28th, 2014 at 88 years old in Boston.
Phillips Brooks
American clergyman and author, hymnwriter (1835–1893).
Born December 13th, 1835 in Boston. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1893 at 57 years old in Boston.
Ellen Swallow Richards
American chemist (1842-1911).
Born December 3rd, 1842 in Dunstable. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1911 at 68 years old in Boston.
Richard Evans Schultes
American ethnobotanist (1915-2001).
Born January 12th, 1915 in Boston.
Died April 10th, 2001 at 86 years old in Boston.
James Q. Wilson
American political scientist and public policy expert.
Born May 27th, 1931 in Denver.
Died March 2nd, 2012 at 80 years old in Boston. [ref]
Brooks Adams
American political writer (1848–1927).
Born June 24th, 1848 in Quincy.
Died February 13th, 1927 at 78 years old in Boston.
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid