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Shiv Chopra

Canada

c. 1934 – 2018 (84 years old)

Shiv Darshan Lal Chopra, commonly known as Shiv Chopra, was a Canadian microbiologist and human rights activist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Ottawa, Canada

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Baldev Raj

India

c. 1948 – 2018 (70 years old)

Baldev Raj was an Indian scientist and director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) in Kalpakkam, India.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

New Delhi, India

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John Young

United States

c. 1931 – 2018 (87 years old)

John Watts Young was an American astronaut, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Thomas Bopp

United States

c. 1950 – 2018 (68 years old)

Thomas Joel Bopp was an American amateur astronomer. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Harold R. Kaufman

United States

c. 1927 – 2018 (91 years old)

Harold R. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Dr. Abderrahmane Hadj-Salah

عبد الرحمن حاج صالح

Algeria

1928 – 2017 (88 years old)

Pioneering linguist universally revered as the 'Father of Modern Arabic Linguistics', creator of the neo-Khalilian linguistic theory and President of the Algerian Academy of Arabic Language.

Ain Témouchent, Algeria

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Erwin Obermair

Austria

c. 1947 – 2017 (70 years old)

Erwin Obermair was an Electrician, Austrian amateur astronomer and co-discoverer of asteroids.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Vienna, Austria

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Walter Benz

Germany

c. 1932 – 2017 (85 years old)

Walter Benz was a German mathematician, an expert in geometry.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Berlin, Germany

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Nikolay Neprimerov

Russia

c. 1922 – 2017 (95 years old)

Nikolay Neprimerov was a Doctor of Technical Sciences and professor of physics at the Kazan State University. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Moscow, Russia

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Alan Drysdall

Great Britain

c. 1935 – 2017 (82 years old)

Alan Roy Drysdall was an English geologist who worked in southern Africa. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

London, United Kingdom

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Oliver Smithies

United States

c. 1926 – 2017 (91 years old)

Oliver Smithies was a British-American geneticist and physical biochemist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Washington, D.C., United States

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René Thomas

Belgium

c. 1929 – 2017 (88 years old)

René Thomas (14 May 1928 - 9 January 2017 was a Belgian scientist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Brussels, Belgium

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Ann Savage

Great Britain

c. 1947 – 2017 (70 years old)

Ann Savage (1947–2017) was a distinguished United Kingdom public figure recognized for outstanding contributions in sciences.

London, United Kingdom

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Jacques F. Benders

Netherlands

c. 1925 – 2017 (92 years old)

Jacobus Franciscus (Jacques) Benders was a Dutch mathematician and emeritus Professor of Operations Research at the Eindhoven University of Technology. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Eli Zelkha

United States

c. 1951 – 2017 (66 years old)

Elias "Eli" Zelkha was an Iranian-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist and professor. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Roger Parsons

Great Britain

c. 1927 – 2017 (90 years old)

Roger Parsons was a British chemist (electrochemist).. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

London, United Kingdom

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Gerald E. McClearn

United States

c. 1928 – 2017 (89 years old)

Gerald "Jerry" McClearn was an American behavior geneticist and professor emeritus of health and human development and biobehavioral health at the Pennsylvania State University.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Spartak Belyaev

Russia

c. 1924 – 2017 (93 years old)

Spartak Timofeyevich Belyaev was a Soviet and Russian theoretical physicist who was awarded a Lomonosov Gold Medal.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Moscow, Russia

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