7 notable people died on February 8, including Sir Peter Mansfield, Louis Renault, Sir Robert Robinson.
21st Century
2 deaths
Sir Peter Mansfield
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2003)
Luc Montagnier
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2008)
20th Century
3 deaths
Louis Renault
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1907)
Sir Robert Robinson
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1947)
Dennis Gabor
holographerinventor
Nobel Prize-winning physicist and inventor of holography
19th Century
2 deaths
Martin Martens
botanical collectorbotanist
Belgian botanist and chemist (1797-1863)
Pascal Coste
architectart historian
French architect (1787-1879)
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