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In memoriam
Nobel laureate Hamilton Smith dies at 94
Published Nov 4, 2025
Smith, a microbiologist whose discovery revolutionize the field of genetic engineering, was a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine alumnus and professor emeritus
Raymond A. "Chip" Mason
In memoriam
Financier Chip Mason, founder of Baltimore's Legg Mason, dies at 88
Published Aug 25, 2025
Mason was a longtime member of the Johns Hopkins University and Medicine boards, made a major financial contribution for the construction of Mason Hall on JHU's Homewood campus
Jack Morava
In memoriam
Mathematician Jack Morava, renowned algebraic topologist, dies at 80
Published Aug 8, 2025
Morava, a member of the Hopkins faculty for nearly four decades, remembered for his warmth, brilliance
George M. Wilson
In memoriam
George M. Wilson, philosopher of aesthetics who spent 28 years at Johns Hopkins, dies
Published Aug 28, 2024
Wilson, who left JHU in 2000, specialized in the philosophy of film, theory of action, philosophy of language, and the work of Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein
James McPartland speaks from a podium
In memoriam
Education researcher James McPartland dies at 84
Published Feb 6, 2024
As co-director of JHU's Center for Social Organization of Schools, he helped develop novel approaches to supporting school improvement and student outcomes
In memoriam
Published Winter 2023
/ Johns Hopkins Magazine
Donlin Long
In memoriam
Neurosurgery, pain treatment pioneer Don Long dies at 89
Published Sept 25, 2023
Founding chair of Hopkins Medicine's neurosurgery department was highly regarded for his neurosurgical skills, mentorship of leaders in the field
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In memoriam
Published Summer 2023
/ Johns Hopkins Magazine
Samuel Durrance
In Memoriam
Enterprising astronomer, space researcher Samuel Durrance dies at 79
Published May 10, 2023
Durrance, a Johns Hopkins research scientist from 1980 to 1997, made influential contributions to the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope and flew on two NASA missions as a payload specialist
Guy McKhann
In memoriam
Guy McKhann, founder of Department of Neurology, dies at 91
Published April 24, 2023
A mentor to generations of neurologists, McKhann led the teams that discovered now common therapies for Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, and other conditions