Deaths in...
378 Notable deaths
in Cambridge
Edward Norton Lorenz
American mathematician and meteorologist (1917–2008).
Born May 23rd, 1917 in West Hartford.
Died April 16th, 2008 at 90 years old in Cambridge (cancer). [ref]
George Steiner
American writer (1928–2020).
Born April 23rd, 1929 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died February 3rd, 2020 at 90 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet
Irish mathematician and physicist (1819–1903).
Born August 13th, 1819 in Skreen.
Died February 1st, 1903 at 83 years old in Cambridge.
Rainer Weiss
American physicist (1932–2025).
Born September 29th, 1932 in Berlin.
Died August 25th, 2025 at 92 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Joan Robinson
English economist (1903–1983).
Born October 31st, 1903 in Camberley.
Died August 5th, 1983 at 79 years old in Cambridge.
Robert Edwards
English physiologist and pioneer in reproductive medicine and in-vitro fertilisation.
Born September 27th, 1925 in Batley. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2013 at 87 years old in Cambridge (disease). [ref]
F. R. Leavis
British literary critic (1895–1978).
Born July 14th, 1895 in Cambridge.
Died April 14th, 1978 at 82 years old in Cambridge.
John Kendrew
English biochemist and crystallographer (1917–1997).
Born March 24th, 1917 in Oxford.
Died August 23rd, 1997 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Richard Pipes
American historian (1923–2018).
Born July 11th, 1923 in Cieszyn.
Died May 17th, 2018 at 94 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
John Polkinghorne
Physicist, theologian and anglican priest (1930–2021).
Born October 16th, 1930 in Weston-super-Mare.
Died March 9th, 2021 at 90 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
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