1920 in Science - Deaths

Deaths

  • January 3 - Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician (born 1888).
  • January 6 - Hieronymus Georg Zeuthen, Danish mathematician (born 1839).
  • March 13 - Charles Lapworth, English geologist (born 1842).
  • March 26 - William Chester Minor, American surgeon (born 1834).
  • March 31 - Paul Bachmann, German mathematician (born 1837).
  • April 8 - John Brashear, American astronomer (born 1840 in science).
  • April 9 - Moritz Cantor, German historian of mathematics (born 1829).
  • April 26 - Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (born 1887).
  • June 20
    • Marie Adolphe Carnot, French chemist and mining engineer (born 1839).
    • John Grigg, New Zealand astronomer (born 1838).
  • August 10 - Ádám Politzer (born 1835), Hungarian otologist.
  • August 12 - Hermann Struve, Russian-born astronomer (born 1854).
  • August 16 - Norman Lockyer, English astronomer (born 1836).
  • August 31 - Wilhelm Wundt, German physiologist and psychologist (born 1832).
  • October 17 - Reginald Farrer, English botanist (born 1880).
  • November 4 - Ludwig Struve, Russian astronomer (born 1858).
  • December 3 - William de Wiveleslie Abney, English astronomer and photographer (born 1843).

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