11 notable people died on February 5, including Wassily Leontief, Val Fitch, Stanley Cohen.
21st Century
2 deaths
Val Fitch
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1980)
Stanley Cohen
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1986)
20th Century
2 deaths
Wassily Leontief
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1973)
Gheorghe Țițeica
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Romanian mathematician (1873-1939)
19th Century
1 death
Richard Robert Madden
historianphysician
Irish doctor, writer, abolitionist and historian (1798–1886)
18th Century
2 deaths
Carlo Fontana
architectdesigner
Italian architect (1634/1638–1714)
Sébastien Truchet
architectdesigner
French Dominican priest, inventor, and scientist (1657–1729)
16th Century
2 deaths
Jan Standonck
Catholic priestphilosopher
Dutch theologian
Thomas Platter the Elder
printertheologian
Swiss writer, scholar and printer
14th Century
1 death
Meister Eckhart
mysticphilosopher
German philosopher and theologian
12th Century
1 death
Gelasius II
Catholic priestwriter
Pope from 1118 to 1119
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