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378 Notable deaths
in Cambridge
Philip Morrison
American astrophysicist (1915–2005).
Born November 7th, 1915 in Somerville.
Died April 22nd, 2005 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Edward Mills Purcell
American physicist (1912-1997).
Born August 30th, 1912 in Taylorville.
Died March 7th, 1997 at 84 years old in Cambridge.
Hugo Münsterberg
German-american psychologist (1863-1916).
Born July 1st, 1863 in Gdańsk.
Died December 19th, 1916 at 53 years old in Cambridge (myocardial infarction).
G. M. Trevelyan
British historian (1876–1962).
Born February 16th, 1876 in Welcombe Hotel.
Died July 21st, 1962 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Walter Pitts
American logician and computational neuroscientist (1923-1969).
Born April 23rd, 1923 in Detroit.
Died May 14th, 1969 at 46 years old in Cambridge.
George Kistiakowsky
Ukrainian-american physical chemistry professor.
Born December 1st, 1900 in Tarasivka. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1982 at 82 years old in Cambridge.
Max Perutz
Austrian-born british molecular biologist (1914-2002).
Born May 19th, 1914 in Vienna.
Died February 6th, 2002 at 87 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
Margret Rey
Children's illustrator and writer, german jewish american (1906–1996).
Born May 16th, 1906 in Hamburg.
Died December 21st, 1996 at 90 years old in Cambridge.
William Halse Rivers Rivers
English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist and psychiatrist (1864-1922).
Born March 12th, 1864 in Chatham.
Died June 4th, 1922 at 58 years old in Cambridge.
Mary Cartwright
British mathematician (1900–1998).
Born December 17th, 1900 in Aynho.
Died April 3rd, 1998 at 97 years old in Cambridge.
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