themaninblack 2,112 Posted September 26, 2011 The first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, Wangari Maathai, has died aged 71. She goes into the DDP List of the Missed.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,603 Posted October 3, 2011 One of this years Nobel Laureates in medicine, Ralph Steinman, has died aged 68, days after winning the award. Edit: It may be he died days before receiving the award, as the report talks of the award being announced 'Monday' but isn't specific which Monday. Updated: Seems he did die before the award. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted October 3, 2011 One of this years Nobel Laureates in medicine, Ralph Steinman, has died aged 68, days after winning the award. Edit: It may be he died days before receiving the award, as the report talks of the award being announced 'Monday' but isn't specific which Monday. Bloody hell, that's cheating. As far as I know Nobel Prizes can, by the rules, only be awarded to living people, or organisations. If, however, a laureate dies between announcement of the prize and the award ceremony, the prize stays with the, now deceased, laureate. That has happened. This case seems different. The laureate died before the jury decision (and the jury unaware of the fact) and announcement of the prize. I don't know if this has happened before. The spirit of the prize seems to point to a path similar to the case of death of an already announced winner: once given stays given. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted October 3, 2011 The spirit of the prize seems to point to a path similar to the case of death of an already announced winner: once given stays given. So those of us who had paedo-scum Raymond Hewlitt as a dead pool pick... I'll get me coat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,603 Posted October 3, 2011 It would appear the committee have decided he can keep the prize. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest WEP Posted October 6, 2011 This Year Nobel laureate in literature, the Swede Tomas Tranströmer, is someone to put an eye on. He is 80 years old and after a massive stroke unable to walk and to speak. Is this the Steinman-effect this year? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689 Posted October 24, 2011 Indeed, a very well researched and presented list Harold. I have heard of exactly four of them. Can everyone anyone beat that? Just wait for the 'Dr Herbert A. Hauptman Snorted Blow Off My Tits' exposé in next week's Heat, Ronald. No more snorting for Herbie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,603 Posted November 7, 2011 '89 Physics Laureate Norman Ramsey has died aged 96. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,603 Posted November 11, 2011 1968 medicine/physiology laureate H Gobind Khorana has died aged 89. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,603 Posted February 1, 2012 1996 Literature Nobel Laureate Wislawa Szymborska has died peacefully aged 88. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,603 Posted February 20, 2012 Renato Dulbecco, 1975 Laureate for medicine, has died aged 97. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted March 12, 2012 Frank Rowland who won the 1995 novel prize for chemistry has died at 84 http://latimesblogs....dies-at-84.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,603 Posted March 12, 2012 Frank Rowland who won the 1995 novel prize for chemistry has died at 84 http://latimesblogs....dies-at-84.html Or, as he was generally known, F. Sherwood Rowland, or even Sherry, but not 'Frank'. He was the chap who warned us all about the thinning ozone layer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689 Posted May 31, 2012 I have a feeling there used to be a thread for this, but it seems to have been decommissioned. So, here are the currently-still-breathing-and-over-85 (subject to wiki accuracy, of course) Nobel Prize laureates, all handily wiki-linked. Not household names, I grant you, but probably obit-worthy for the more discerning 'pooler all the same. Many have been discussed in other threads, but I thought it'd be nice to drag them in under one umbrella. I've probably missed one or two; I'm not the most diligent of researchers. Physics: when will they quark it? Willis Lamb (Canadian Paul's very own CL-S), 94. Chen Ning Yang, 85. Charles Townes, 92. Aage Bohr (son of Nils), 85. Nicolaas Bloembergen, 87. Leon Lederman, 85. Jack Steinberger, 86. Norman Ramsey, 91. Hans Dehmelt, 85. Chemistry: soon to be inert? Frederick Sanger, 89. John Cornforth, 90. William Lipscomb, 87. Herbert Hauptman, 90. Jerome Karle, 89. Paul Boyer, 89. Jens Skou, 89. William Knowles, 90. John Fenn, 90. Literature: the final chapter? Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, 89. (7-time DL laureate i.e. someone you've heard of) Jose Saramago, 85. Doris Lessing, 88. Only three, but they often receive it later in life, for a body of work. Peace: RIP? (hell, this stuff writes itself) Norman Borlaug, 93. Nelson Mandela, 89. Not many, as it's often given to organisations or not given at all. That paragon of peace Kissinger doesn't turn 85 till May. Medicine: Nurse, the screens!! Thomas Weller, 92. Andrew Huxley (Aldous's half-brother), 90. Francois Jacob, 87. Har Khorana, 86. Christian de Duve, 90. George Palade, 95. Rita Levi-Montalcini, 98 (oldest living laureate ) Renato Dulbecco, 93. Rosalyn Yalow, 86. Jean Dausset, 91. Robert Furchgott, 91. Edwin Krebs, 89. Joseph Murray, 87. Baruj Benacerraf, 87. Don Thomas, 87. Edmond Fischer, 87. Quite apt that the docs have the most living OAPS. Also, lots more of them, as they seem to work in teams more than other scientists. Economics: cashing their final cheque? Ronald Coase, 97. Maurice Allais, 96. Paul Samuelson, 92. Ken Arrow, 86. Larry Klein, 87. James Buchanan, 88. Douglass North, 87. Leo Hurwicz, 90. Tom Schelling, 86. (Acknowledgements: the lost Magere Hein for this and the equally disappeared Life Begins at 5 for this.) Sir Andrew Huxley's facing a brave new world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,583 Posted May 31, 2012 I have a feeling there used to be a thread for this, but it seems to have been decommissioned. So, here are the currently-still-breathing-and-over-85 (subject to wiki accuracy, of course) Nobel Prize laureates, all handily wiki-linked. Not household names, I grant you, but probably obit-worthy for the more discerning 'pooler all the same. Many have been discussed in other threads, but I thought it'd be nice to drag them in under one umbrella. I've probably missed one or two; I'm not the most diligent of researchers. Physics: when will they quark it? Willis Lamb (Canadian Paul's very own CL-S), 94. Chen Ning Yang, 85. Charles Townes, 92. Aage Bohr (son of Nils), 85. Nicolaas Bloembergen, 87. Leon Lederman, 85. Jack Steinberger, 86. Norman Ramsey, 91. Hans Dehmelt, 85. Chemistry: soon to be inert? Frederick Sanger, 89. John Cornforth, 90. William Lipscomb, 87. Herbert Hauptman, 90. Jerome Karle, 89. Paul Boyer, 89. Jens Skou, 89. William Knowles, 90. John Fenn, 90. Literature: the final chapter? Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, 89. (7-time DL laureate i.e. someone you've heard of) Jose Saramago, 85. Doris Lessing, 88. Only three, but they often receive it later in life, for a body of work. Peace: RIP? (hell, this stuff writes itself) Norman Borlaug, 93. Nelson Mandela, 89. Not many, as it's often given to organisations or not given at all. That paragon of peace Kissinger doesn't turn 85 till May. Medicine: Nurse, the screens!! Thomas Weller, 92. Andrew Huxley (Aldous's half-brother), 90. Francois Jacob, 87. Har Khorana, 86. Christian de Duve, 90. George Palade, 95. Rita Levi-Montalcini, 98 (oldest living laureate ) Renato Dulbecco, 93. Rosalyn Yalow, 86. Jean Dausset, 91. Robert Furchgott, 91. Edwin Krebs, 89. Joseph Murray, 87. Baruj Benacerraf, 87. Don Thomas, 87. Edmond Fischer, 87. Quite apt that the docs have the most living OAPS. Also, lots more of them, as they seem to work in teams more than other scientists. Economics: cashing their final cheque? Ronald Coase, 97. Maurice Allais, 96. Paul Samuelson, 92. Ken Arrow, 86. Larry Klein, 87. James Buchanan, 88. Douglass North, 87. Leo Hurwicz, 90. Tom Schelling, 86. (Acknowledgements: the lost Magere Hein for this and the equally disappeared Life Begins at 5 for this.) Sir Andrew Huxley's facing a brave new world. I was convinced Doris Lessing was dead. I need her on my database. I had pencilled in James Watson and already had Nelson Mandela and Henry Kissinger. You could have kept this to yourself and played a devestating theme team in 2013 or did you just want to get them in before the inevitable happens. Excellent work that man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted May 31, 2012 Andrew Huxley (Aldous's half-brother), 90. Dead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689 Posted May 31, 2012 I have a feeling there used to be a thread for this, but it seems to have been decommissioned. So, here are the currently-still-breathing-and-over-85 (subject to wiki accuracy, of course) Nobel Prize laureates, all handily wiki-linked. Not household names, I grant you, but probably obit-worthy for the more discerning 'pooler all the same. Many have been discussed in other threads, but I thought it'd be nice to drag them in under one umbrella. I've probably missed one or two; I'm not the most diligent of researchers. Physics: when will they quark it? Willis Lamb (Canadian Paul's very own CL-S), 94. Chen Ning Yang, 85. Charles Townes, 92. Aage Bohr (son of Nils), 85. Nicolaas Bloembergen, 87. Leon Lederman, 85. Jack Steinberger, 86. Norman Ramsey, 91. Hans Dehmelt, 85. Chemistry: soon to be inert? Frederick Sanger, 89. John Cornforth, 90. William Lipscomb, 87. Herbert Hauptman, 90. Jerome Karle, 89. Paul Boyer, 89. Jens Skou, 89. William Knowles, 90. John Fenn, 90. Literature: the final chapter? Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, 89. (7-time DL laureate i.e. someone you've heard of) Jose Saramago, 85. Doris Lessing, 88. Only three, but they often receive it later in life, for a body of work. Peace: RIP? (hell, this stuff writes itself) Norman Borlaug, 93. Nelson Mandela, 89. Not many, as it's often given to organisations or not given at all. That paragon of peace Kissinger doesn't turn 85 till May. Medicine: Nurse, the screens!! Thomas Weller, 92. Andrew Huxley (Aldous's half-brother), 90. Francois Jacob, 87. Har Khorana, 86. Christian de Duve, 90. George Palade, 95. Rita Levi-Montalcini, 98 (oldest living laureate ) Renato Dulbecco, 93. Rosalyn Yalow, 86. Jean Dausset, 91. Robert Furchgott, 91. Edwin Krebs, 89. Joseph Murray, 87. Baruj Benacerraf, 87. Don Thomas, 87. Edmond Fischer, 87. Quite apt that the docs have the most living OAPS. Also, lots more of them, as they seem to work in teams more than other scientists. Economics: cashing their final cheque? Ronald Coase, 97. Maurice Allais, 96. Paul Samuelson, 92. Ken Arrow, 86. Larry Klein, 87. James Buchanan, 88. Douglass North, 87. Leo Hurwicz, 90. Tom Schelling, 86. (Acknowledgements: the lost Magere Hein for this and the equally disappeared Life Begins at 5 for this.) Sir Andrew Huxley's facing a brave new world. I was convinced Doris Lessing was dead. I need her on my database. I had pencilled in James Watson and already had Nelson Mandela and Henry Kissinger. You could have kept this to yourself and played a devestating theme team in 2013 or did you just want to get them in before the inevitable happens. Excellent work that man. That's a 4-yr-old post by the way; lots of deadwood there. I'd like to update it, but I know I never will. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angryGreatness 96 Posted June 1, 2012 (edited) I think it's high time we update that list: Physics: when will they quark it? Charles Townes, 96. Nicolaas Bloembergen, 92 Jack Steinberger, 91. Yoichiro Nambu, 91. Chen Ning Yang, 89. Leon Lederman, 89. Hans Dehmelt, 89 Val Logsdon Fitch, 89 Philip Warren Anderson, 88 Anthony Hewish, 88 Roy J. Glauber, 86 Masatoshi Koshiba, 86 Ben Roy Mottelson, 85 Tsung-Dao Lee, 85 Charles K. Kao, 78* * = Not old, but has suffered from Alzheimer's Disease since 2004 Chemistry: soon to be inert? John Cornforth, 94. Frederick Sanger, 93. Jerome Karle, 93. Paul Boyer, 93. Jens Skou, 93. Walter Kohn, 89 Torsten Wiesel, 87 Rudolph A. Marcus, 88. David H. Hubel, 86 Irwin Rose, 85 George Olah, 85 Literature: the final chapter? Doris Lessing, 92 Nadine Gordimer, 88 Dario Fo, 86. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 85 Peace: RIP? (hell, this stuff writes itself) Nelson Mandela, 94. Henry Kissinger, 89 Shimon Peres, 88. Jimmy Carter, 87. Medicine: Nurse, the screens!! Christian de Duve, 94. Edmond Fischer, 92. Francois Jacob, 91. Arvid Carlsson, 89. Paul Greengard, 86. Oliver Smithies, 86. Sydney Brenner, 85 Andrew Schally, 85 Economics: cashing their final cheque? Ronald Coase, 101. (oldest living laureate ) Douglass North, 91 Thomas Schelling, 91 Lawrence Klein, 91. Ken Arrow, 91 Robert Solow, 87 Vernon L. Smith, 85 Robert Fogel, 85 Edited January 9, 2013 by angryGreatness 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrian0719 223 Posted June 12, 2012 Only female winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, Elinor Ostrom, has died at 78. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted June 16, 2012 You can take William Knowles off the list .. http://www.nytimes.c...&ref=obituaries Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildstorm 297 Posted August 30, 2012 84-year old German author Günter Grass, winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature, was hospitalized in Germany with heart problems. (Sorry if this was posted elsewhere, the forum search didn't bring up any recent updates) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted August 30, 2012 I swappen him for Gabriel García Márquez in my DDP team. Perhaps not a wise choice. Edit to add. Strange, One would think Márquez would have his own topic, but no, can't find it. Grass has managed to stay under the radar quite a bit, I see. Just a few posts mention him. I've read several of Grass's (aha!) novels, auf Deutsch and in Dutch translation. I liked Der Butt, (hehe) and Die Blechtrommel. His poetry I know hardly. He used to loud politically, but I guess he got old, maybe wise. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted August 31, 2012 I swappen him for Gabriel García Márquez in my DDP team. Perhaps not a wise choice. I thought 2012 would be the last chapter for a number of authors but it seems there is still more to be read. This brings me back to a miss you had some years ago, MH. He was an author .. his name was Kurt Vonnegut. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted August 31, 2012 I swappen him for Gabriel García Márquez in my DDP team. Perhaps not a wise choice. I thought 2012 would be the last chapter for a number of authors but it seems there is still more to be read. This brings me back to a miss you had some years ago, MH. He was an author .. his name was Kurt Vonnegut. Yes, it appears I'm pants at predicting author's deaths. Or anybody else's, for that matter. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,603 Posted October 20, 2012 E Donnall Thomas, the 1990 laureate for medicine for his work in bone marrow transplants, has died aged 92. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
