28 notable people died on February 11, including Robert W. Holley, J. Hans D. Jensen, René Descartes.
21st Century
2 deaths
Lorentz Eldjarn
chemistoncologist
Norwegian scientist
CW
Chen Wen-min
film directorscreenwriter
Taiwanese film director and screenwriter
20th Century
14 deaths
Robert W. Holley
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1968)
J. Hans D. Jensen
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1963)
Henri-Raymond Casgrain
criticessayist
Canadian historian (1831-1904)
John Langalibalele Dube
journalistpoet
South African philosopher, educator, politician, publisher, editor, novelist, and poet (1871-1946)
Thomas Scott
journalistpolitician
Canadian military figure and politician (1841–1915)
Ruth Milles
sculptorwriter
Swedish sculptor and writer (1873-1941)
Amelia Rosselli
literary criticpoet
Italian poet (1930–1996)
Antonieta Rivas Mercado
activistjournalist
Feminist, writer and patron of arts (1900–1931)
Alexander Johnson
mathematician
Canadian mathematician (1830-1912)
Greta Skogster
designertextile artist
Finnish textile artist
HB
Hans Benndorf
physicistprofessor
Austrian physicist (1870-1953)
John Brack
painter
Australian artist (1920–1999)
HC
Hasan Ceka
archaeologistnumismatist
Albanian archaeologist and prehistorian
LB
Luise Begas-Parmentier
paintersalonnière
German painter and salon-holder
19th Century
2 deaths
Manuel Carpio
philosopherphysician
Mexican poet (1791-1860)
Arsênio Fortunato cintra da Silva
photographerteacher
Brazilian photographer and teacher (1833–1883)
18th Century
2 deaths
Carl Michael Bellman
composeroffice worker
Swedish poet, songwriter and composer (1740–1795)
William Shenstone
gardenerhorticulturist
English poet and landscape gardener (1714-1763)
17th Century
3 deaths
René Descartes
astronomercorrespondent
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)
Anna Åkerhjelm
archaeologisttraveler
Swedish writer, lady-in-waiting
Gerard Soest
painter
Dutch painter (c.1600-1681)
16th Century
2 deaths
John of Głogów
astronomergeographer
Polish philosopher
Andreas Hyperius
pedagoguetheologian
Flemish theologian (1511-1564)
15th Century
2 deaths
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani
historianIslamic jurist
Egyptian Islamic scholar (1372–1449)
Vittorino da Feltre
educatorhumanist
Italian Renaissance-Humanist and teacher
6th Century
1 death
Pelagius II
Catholic priestwriter
Pope and Bishop of Rome (r. 579-590)
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