11 notable people died on February 2, including Joshua Lederberg, William H. Stein, Henry Suso.
21st Century
2 deaths
Joshua Lederberg
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1958)
Jerzy Wojnar
engineerluger
Polish luger (1930–2005)
20th Century
4 deathsWS
William H. Stein
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1972)
Bertrand Russell
analytic philosopherautobiographer
British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
Hossein Jodat
politicianwriter
Iranian writer and politician
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John Le Gay Brereton
librarianliterary critic
Poet, scholar and writer in New South Wales, Australia (1871–1933)
19th Century
2 deaths
Sándor Bölöni Farkas
socio-cultural animatortranslator
Hungarain writer (1795-1842)
Nicolae Beldiceanu
novelistpoet
Romanian writer
18th Century
1 death
James Stuart
anthropologistarchaeologist
Scottish archaeologist, architect and artist (1713–1788)
15th Century
1 death
John Rous
antiquarianhistorian
English historian and antiquarian (1411-1491)
14th Century
1 death
Henry Suso
hymnwriterlinguist
German Dominican friar and mystic
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