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378 Notable deaths
 in Cambridge

Sidney Verba

American political scientist (1932–2019).

Born May 26th, 1932 in New York City.

Died March 4th, 2019 at 86 years old in Cambridge. [ref]

F. M. Cornford

British classical scholar (1874–1943).

Born February 27th, 1874 in Eastbourne.

Died January 3rd, 1943 at 68 years old in Cambridge.

W. K. C. Guthrie

British classical scholar and philosopher (1906–1981).

Born August 1st, 1906 in London.

Died May 17th, 1981 at 74 years old in Cambridge.

Lawrence Joseph Henderson

American biochemist, philosopher and sociologist (1878–1942).

Born June 3rd, 1878 in Lynn.

Died February 10th, 1942 at 63 years old in Cambridge. [ref]

Grahame Clark

British archaeologist and prehistorian (1907–1995).

Born July 28th, 1907 in Bromley.

Died September 12th, 1995 at 88 years old in Cambridge.

W. W. Rouse Ball

English mathematician and lawyer (1850–1925).

Born August 14th, 1850 in Hampstead.

Died April 4th, 1925 at 74 years old in Cambridge.

Emma Louisa Turner

British ornithologist and photographer (1867-1940).

Born June 9th, 1867 in Langton Green.

Died August 13th, 1940 at 73 years old in Cambridge.

John King Fairbank

American sinologist (1907-1991).

Born May 24th, 1907 in Huron.

Died September 14th, 1991 at 84 years old in Cambridge.

Alfred Cort Haddon

British anthropologist (1855–1940).

Born May 24th, 1855 in London.

Died April 20th, 1940 at 84 years old in Cambridge.

Ronald George Wreyford Norrish

British chemist.

Born November 9th, 1897 in Cambridge.

Died June 7th, 1978 at 80 years old in Cambridge.

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