13 notable people died on May 15, including Willis E. Lamb, Robert E. Lucas Jr., Paul Henri d'Estournelles de Constant.
21st Century
2 deaths
Willis E. Lamb
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1955)
Robert E. Lucas Jr.
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1995)
20th Century
1 death
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1909)
19th Century
5 deaths
Louis Bertrand
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Swiss mathematician, professor of mathematics at the University of Geneva (1731-1812)
Robert Hare
chemistinventor
American chemist (1781-1858)
William McRee
military engineersurveyor
American military engineer (1787-1833)
Samuel George Morton
anthropologistbiologist
American physician and naturalist (1799–1851)
Emily Dickinson
gardenerpoet
American poet (1830-1886)
18th Century
2 deaths
Joseph von Petrasch
linguistphilosopher
German philologist
Eustachio Zanotti
astronomerengineer
Italian astronomer and engineer
17th Century
1 death
Adam Tanner
mathematicianphilosopher
Austrian mathematician (1571–1632)
16th Century
1 death
Sigismundus Suevus
Lutheran pastormathematician
Silesian pastor and mathematician (1527-1596)
11th Century
1 death
al-Ma'arri
philosopherpoet
Medieval Arab poet and thinker
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