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In memoriam

Richard Johns, founding director of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, dies at 95

Published Dec 5, 2020

Johns oversaw the department's development into an internationally recognized leader in biomedical engineering

In memoriam

Renowned cardiac surgeon Vincent L. Gott dies at 93

Published Dec 4, 2020

Gott, who spent 50 years at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and was a pioneer of the field of cardiac surgery, is remembered for his humility and civility

IN MEMORIAM

Published Winter 2020

/ Johns Hopkins Magazine

In memoriam

Condensed matter physicist Mark Robbins dies at 64

Published Aug 18, 2020

He taught at Johns Hopkins for more than 30 years, studying the atomic origin of macroscopic phenomena such as earthquakes and avalanches

In memoriam

Noel R. Rose dies at 92

Published Aug 4, 2020

The longtime Johns Hopkins faculty member, known as the father of autoimmune disease research, held appointments in the schools of Medicine and Public Health

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Renowned pianist Leon Fleisher dies at 92

Published Aug 3, 2020

After a neurological disorder threatened to sideline his performance career, the longtime Peabody pianist channeled his creative efforts into conducting and mastering the left-handed piano repertoire until making a triumphant comeback in the 1990s and 2000s

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Historian Pier Larson dies at 58

Published July 28, 2020

The renowned scholar spent more than 20 years at Johns Hopkins studying African history with a focus on Madagascar and the French empire

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Geologist and longtime lecturer Sakiko Olsen dies

Published July 21, 2020

An alumna of Johns Hopkins University, she spent more than 50 years with the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, where she studied chemical signatures of rocks