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378 Notable deaths
in Cambridge
H. A. Rey
Children's illustrator and writer (1898–1977).
Born September 16th, 1898 in Hamburg.
Died August 26th, 1977 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Robert Burns Woodward
American chemist.
Born April 10th, 1917 in Boston.
Died July 8th, 1979 at 62 years old in Cambridge (myocardial infarction).
Arthur Cayley
English mathematician (1821-1895).
Born August 16th, 1821 in Richmond.
Died January 26th, 1895 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
Franco Modigliani
Italian-american economist (1918–2003).
Died September 25th, 2003 at 85 years old in Cambridge.
Daniel Bell
American sociologist (1919–2011).
Born May 10th, 1919 in Lower East Side.
Died January 25th, 2011 at 91 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Asa Gray
American botanist (1810–1888).
Born November 18th, 1810 in Paris.
Died January 30th, 1888 at 77 years old in Cambridge.
Richard Lewontin
American evolutionary biologist and mathematician (1929–2021).
Born March 29th, 1929 in New York City.
Died July 4th, 2021 at 92 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Arthur Cecil Pigou
British economist (1877-1959).
Born November 18th, 1878 in Ryde.
Died March 7th, 1959 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Andrew Huxley
English physiologist and biophysicist (1917–2012).
Born November 22nd, 1917 in Hampstead. [ref]
Died May 30th, 2012 at 94 years old in Cambridge (disease). [ref]
Lon L. Fuller
American philosopher of law (1902-1978).
Born June 15th, 1902 in Hereford.
Died April 8th, 1978 at 75 years old in Cambridge.
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