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378 Notable deaths
 in Cambridge

George Boolos

Philosopher and mathematical logician (1940-1996).

Born September 4th, 1940 in New York City.

Died May 27th, 1996 at 55 years old in Cambridge.

Moses I. Finley

American-born british academic and classical scholar (1912–1986).

Born May 20th, 1912 in New York City.

Died June 23rd, 1986 at 74 years old in Cambridge.

Edwin Hall

American physicist (1855–1938).

Born November 7th, 1855 in Gorham.

Died November 20th, 1938 at 83 years old in Cambridge.

Alexander Gerschenkron

American economist (1904–1978).

Born October 1st, 1904 in Odesa.

Died October 26th, 1978 at 74 years old in Cambridge.

Tim Keefe

American baseball player (1857–1933).

Born January 1st, 1857 in Cambridge.

Died April 23rd, 1933 at 76 years old in Cambridge.

Edward Chamberlin

American economist (1899–1967).

Born May 18th, 1899 in Washington.

Died July 16th, 1967 at 68 years old in Cambridge.

William Lipscomb

Nobel prize-winning american inorganic and organic chemist.

Born December 9th, 1919 in Cleveland.

Died April 14th, 2011 at 91 years old in Cambridge (pneumonia). [ref]

Herbert Giles

British sinologist and diplomat (1845–1935).

Born December 8th, 1845 in Oxford. [ref]

Died February 13th, 1935 at 89 years old in Cambridge.

Stanley Hoffmann

French-american political scientist (1928–2015).

Born November 27th, 1928 in Vienna.

Died September 13th, 2015 at 86 years old in Cambridge.

Alan Baker

English mathematician (1939-2018).

Born August 19th, 1939 in London.

Died February 4th, 2018 at 78 years old in Cambridge (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]

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