22 notable people died on February 6, including Max F. Perutz, Manfred Eigen, Salvador E. Luria.
21st Century
4 deaths
Max F. Perutz
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1962)
Manfred Eigen
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1967)
Osman Bölükbaşı
mathematicianpolitician
Turkish statesperson (1911–2002)
Ephraim Ben-Artzi
engineermilitary officer
Israeli general and businessman (1910–2001)
20th Century
7 deaths
Salvador E. Luria
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1969)
Anton Menger
deaneconomist
Austrian jurist and social theorist (1841–1906)
Dimitrie C. Sturdza-Scheianu
historianpolitician
(1839-1920)
Pál Tenczer
editing staffjournalist
Hungarian journalist, politician (1836-1905)
Nelson Carneiro
journalistpolitician
Brazilian politician
JP
James Arthur Prescott
agronomistsoil scientist
Australian scientist (1890-1987)
Antônio Luís von Hoonholtz
diplomatexplorer
Brazilian politician
19th Century
4 deaths
Joseph Priestley
abolitionistchemist
English chemist, theologian, educator, and political theorist (1733–1804)
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Annis Boudinot Stockton
poetwriter
American poet
Władysław Krasiński
economisthistorian
Polish nobleman (1844–1873)
Piet Retief
explorerpolitician
Afrikaner pioneer (1780–1838)
17th Century
3 deaths
Manfredo Settala
collectorscientist
Milanese collector
Christopher Clavius
astronomermathematician
German astronomer and mathematician (1538–1612)
Saúl Levi Morteira
philosopherrabbi
Dutch rabbi
14th Century
1 death
Jacques de Guyse
chroniclerhistorian
Franciscan friar
13th Century
1 death
Leo II
monarchsovereign
King of Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
12th Century
2 deaths
Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy
monarch
French noble
Sigurd II of Norway
monarch
King of Norway
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