9 notable people died on May 11, including Herbert S. Gasser, Odd Hassel, Sallust.
20th Century
3 deathsHerbert S. Gasser
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1944)
Odd Hassel
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1969)
Ante Šupuk
engineerentrepreneur
Croatian engineer and inventor (1838–1904)
19th Century
2 deathsGerard van Spaendonck
botanical illustratorbotanist
Dutch painter (1746–1822)
Ludwig Engelhard Krebs
apothecarybotanical collector
German apothecary and natural history collector (1792-1844)
16th Century
1 deathAngelo Colocci
Catholic bishopRenaissance humanist
Renaissance Italian humanist, cleric, and bishop of Nocera
11th Century
2 deathsGotthard of Hildesheim
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Roman Catholic saint
Humbert of Silva Candida
Catholic priestdiplomat
French cardinal, writer and diplomat
1st Century BC
1 deathSallust
historianpolitician
Roman historian and politician (86 BC - c. 35 BC)
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