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378 Notable deaths
in Cambridge
Fred Lawrence Whipple
American astronomer.
Born November 5th, 1906 in Red Oak.
Died August 30th, 2004 at 97 years old in Cambridge.
Sam Edwards
Welsh physicist (1928–2015).
Born February 1st, 1928 in Swansea.
Died July 7th, 2015 at 87 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Elsa Brändström
Swedish nurse (1888-1948).
Born March 26th, 1888 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 4th, 1948 at 59 years old in Cambridge.
Thomas Humphrey Marshall
British sociologist (1893-1981).
Born December 19th, 1893 in London.
Died November 29th, 1981 at 87 years old in Cambridge.
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
American patron of music (1864–1953).
Born October 30th, 1864 in Chicago.
Died November 4th, 1953 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Martin Lowry
English chemist (1874–1936).
Born October 26th, 1874 in Low Moor.
Died November 2nd, 1936 at 62 years old in Cambridge.
Frank Hahn
British economist (1925–2013).
Born April 26th, 1925 in Berlin. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2013 at 87 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
William Morton Wheeler
U.s. entomologist, myrmecologist and harvard professor (1865–1937).
Born March 19th, 1865 in Milwaukee.
Died April 19th, 1937 at 72 years old in Cambridge.
Elsie Widdowson
British nutritionist (1906–2000).
Born October 21st, 1906 in Wallington.
Died June 14th, 2000 at 93 years old in Cambridge (cerebral hemorrhage).
Roland Huntford
British writer.
Born September 4th, 1927 in Cape Town. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2026 at 98 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
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