Ralph Abraham

In Memoriam

Updating this page is my least favorite thing to do. Here I am remembering people I have worked with and now miss.

Nina Graboi, December 13, 1999, age 81, Obit Terence McKenna, April 03, 2000, age 53, Obit Francisco Varela, May 28, 2001, age 54 Wikipedia Arthur Iberall, 2002, age 84 Bio Andra Akers, March 20, 2002, age 58, Obit Heinz von Foerster, October 2, 2002, age 90, Wikipedia Frank Barron, October 6, 2002, age 80 Obit Rene Thom, October 25, 2002, age 79, Obit Emilia Hazelip, February 1, 2003, age 64 Wikipedia Bela H. Banathy, September 4, 2003, age 83, Wikipedia James E. White, July 17, 2004, creator of mathwright.com Adrien Douady, November 2, 2006, age 71 Wiki Obit Bob Solomon, January 2, 2007, age 64, Obit Anatol Rapoport, January 20, 2007, age 95, Obit Will McWhinney, April 3, 2007, age 77 LA Times Obit Ed Lorenz, April 16, 2008, London Telegraph London Independent NY Times John Wheeler, April 17, 2008, Obit Albert Hoffman, April 29, 2008, age 102, AP Obit Gottfried Mayer-Kress, January 25, 2009, age 54, Comdig Notice Barbara Vogl, July 8, 2009, age 85, Memorial Lew Fein, February 28, 2010 Jerrold E. Marsden, September 22, 2010, age 68 My remembrance Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Terence McKenna, April 03, 2000, age 53, Obit Francisco Varela, May 28, 2001, age 54 Wikipedia Arthur Iberall, 2002, age 84 Bio Andra Akers, March 20, 2002, age 58, Obit Heinz von Foerster, October 2, 2002, age 90, Wikipedia Frank Barron, October 6, 2002, age 80 Obit Rene Thom, October 25, 2002, age 79, Obit Emilia Hazelip, February 1, 2003, age 64 Wikipedia Bela H. Banathy, September 4, 2003, age 83, Wikipedia James E. White, July 17, 2004, creator of mathwright.com Adrien Douady, November 2, 2006, age 71 Wiki Obit Bob Solomon, January 2, 2007, age 64, Obit Anatol Rapoport, January 20, 2007, age 95, Obit Will McWhinney, April 3, 2007, age 77 LA Times Obit Ed Lorenz, April 16, 2008, London Telegraph London Independent NY Times John Wheeler, April 17, 2008, Obit Albert Hoffman, April 29, 2008, age 102, AP Obit Gottfried Mayer-Kress, January 25, 2009, age 54, Comdig Notice Barbara Vogl, July 8, 2009, age 85, Memorial Lew Fein, February 28, 2010 Jerrold E. Marsden, September 22, 2010, age 68 My remembrance Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Francisco Varela, May 28, 2001, age 54 Wikipedia Arthur Iberall, 2002, age 84 Bio Andra Akers, March 20, 2002, age 58, Obit Heinz von Foerster, October 2, 2002, age 90, Wikipedia Frank Barron, October 6, 2002, age 80 Obit Rene Thom, October 25, 2002, age 79, Obit Emilia Hazelip, February 1, 2003, age 64 Wikipedia Bela H. Banathy, September 4, 2003, age 83, Wikipedia James E. White, July 17, 2004, creator of mathwright.com Adrien Douady, November 2, 2006, age 71 Wiki Obit Bob Solomon, January 2, 2007, age 64, Obit Anatol Rapoport, January 20, 2007, age 95, Obit Will McWhinney, April 3, 2007, age 77 LA Times Obit Ed Lorenz, April 16, 2008, London Telegraph London Independent NY Times John Wheeler, April 17, 2008, Obit Albert Hoffman, April 29, 2008, age 102, AP Obit Gottfried Mayer-Kress, January 25, 2009, age 54, Comdig Notice Barbara Vogl, July 8, 2009, age 85, Memorial Lew Fein, February 28, 2010 Jerrold E. Marsden, September 22, 2010, age 68 My remembrance Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Arthur Iberall, 2002, age 84 Bio Andra Akers, March 20, 2002, age 58, Obit Heinz von Foerster, October 2, 2002, age 90, Wikipedia Frank Barron, October 6, 2002, age 80 Obit Rene Thom, October 25, 2002, age 79, Obit Emilia Hazelip, February 1, 2003, age 64 Wikipedia Bela H. Banathy, September 4, 2003, age 83, Wikipedia James E. White, July 17, 2004, creator of mathwright.com Adrien Douady, November 2, 2006, age 71 Wiki Obit Bob Solomon, January 2, 2007, age 64, Obit Anatol Rapoport, January 20, 2007, age 95, Obit Will McWhinney, April 3, 2007, age 77 LA Times Obit Ed Lorenz, April 16, 2008, London Telegraph London Independent NY Times John Wheeler, April 17, 2008, Obit Albert Hoffman, April 29, 2008, age 102, AP Obit Gottfried Mayer-Kress, January 25, 2009, age 54, Comdig Notice Barbara Vogl, July 8, 2009, age 85, Memorial Lew Fein, February 28, 2010 Jerrold E. Marsden, September 22, 2010, age 68 My remembrance Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Andra Akers, March 20, 2002, age 58, Obit Heinz von Foerster, October 2, 2002, age 90, Wikipedia Frank Barron, October 6, 2002, age 80 Obit Rene Thom, October 25, 2002, age 79, Obit Emilia Hazelip, February 1, 2003, age 64 Wikipedia Bela H. Banathy, September 4, 2003, age 83, Wikipedia James E. White, July 17, 2004, creator of mathwright.com Adrien Douady, November 2, 2006, age 71 Wiki Obit Bob Solomon, January 2, 2007, age 64, Obit Anatol Rapoport, January 20, 2007, age 95, Obit Will McWhinney, April 3, 2007, age 77 LA Times Obit Ed Lorenz, April 16, 2008, London Telegraph London Independent NY Times John Wheeler, April 17, 2008, Obit Albert Hoffman, April 29, 2008, age 102, AP Obit Gottfried Mayer-Kress, January 25, 2009, age 54, Comdig Notice Barbara Vogl, July 8, 2009, age 85, Memorial Lew Fein, February 28, 2010 Jerrold E. Marsden, September 22, 2010, age 68 My remembrance Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Heinz von Foerster, October 2, 2002, age 90, Wikipedia Frank Barron, October 6, 2002, age 80 Obit Rene Thom, October 25, 2002, age 79, Obit Emilia Hazelip, February 1, 2003, age 64 Wikipedia Bela H. Banathy, September 4, 2003, age 83, Wikipedia James E. White, July 17, 2004, creator of mathwright.com Adrien Douady, November 2, 2006, age 71 Wiki Obit Bob Solomon, January 2, 2007, age 64, Obit Anatol Rapoport, January 20, 2007, age 95, Obit Will McWhinney, April 3, 2007, age 77 LA Times Obit Ed Lorenz, April 16, 2008, London Telegraph London Independent NY Times John Wheeler, April 17, 2008, Obit Albert Hoffman, April 29, 2008, age 102, AP Obit Gottfried Mayer-Kress, January 25, 2009, age 54, Comdig Notice Barbara Vogl, July 8, 2009, age 85, Memorial Lew Fein, February 28, 2010 Jerrold E. Marsden, September 22, 2010, age 68 My remembrance Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Frank Barron, October 6, 2002, age 80 Obit Rene Thom, October 25, 2002, age 79, Obit Emilia Hazelip, February 1, 2003, age 64 Wikipedia Bela H. Banathy, September 4, 2003, age 83, Wikipedia James E. White, July 17, 2004, creator of mathwright.com Adrien Douady, November 2, 2006, age 71 Wiki Obit Bob Solomon, January 2, 2007, age 64, Obit Anatol Rapoport, January 20, 2007, age 95, Obit Will McWhinney, April 3, 2007, age 77 LA Times Obit Ed Lorenz, April 16, 2008, London Telegraph London Independent NY Times John Wheeler, April 17, 2008, Obit Albert Hoffman, April 29, 2008, age 102, AP Obit Gottfried Mayer-Kress, January 25, 2009, age 54, Comdig Notice Barbara Vogl, July 8, 2009, age 85, Memorial Lew Fein, February 28, 2010 Jerrold E. Marsden, September 22, 2010, age 68 My remembrance Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Rene Thom, October 25, 2002, age 79, Obit Emilia Hazelip, February 1, 2003, age 64 Wikipedia Bela H. Banathy, September 4, 2003, age 83, Wikipedia James E. White, July 17, 2004, creator of mathwright.com Adrien Douady, November 2, 2006, age 71 Wiki Obit Bob Solomon, January 2, 2007, age 64, Obit Anatol Rapoport, January 20, 2007, age 95, Obit Will McWhinney, April 3, 2007, age 77 LA Times Obit Ed Lorenz, April 16, 2008, London Telegraph London Independent NY Times John Wheeler, April 17, 2008, Obit Albert Hoffman, April 29, 2008, age 102, AP Obit Gottfried Mayer-Kress, January 25, 2009, age 54, Comdig Notice Barbara Vogl, July 8, 2009, age 85, Memorial Lew Fein, February 28, 2010 Jerrold E. Marsden, September 22, 2010, age 68 My remembrance Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Emilia Hazelip, February 1, 2003, age 64 Wikipedia Bela H. Banathy, September 4, 2003, age 83, Wikipedia James E. White, July 17, 2004, creator of mathwright.com Adrien Douady, November 2, 2006, age 71 Wiki Obit Bob Solomon, January 2, 2007, age 64, Obit Anatol Rapoport, January 20, 2007, age 95, Obit Will McWhinney, April 3, 2007, age 77 LA Times Obit Ed Lorenz, April 16, 2008, London Telegraph London Independent NY Times John Wheeler, April 17, 2008, Obit Albert Hoffman, April 29, 2008, age 102, AP Obit Gottfried Mayer-Kress, January 25, 2009, age 54, Comdig Notice Barbara Vogl, July 8, 2009, age 85, Memorial Lew Fein, February 28, 2010 Jerrold E. Marsden, September 22, 2010, age 68 My remembrance Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Bela H. Banathy, September 4, 2003, age 83, Wikipedia James E. White, July 17, 2004, creator of mathwright.com Adrien Douady, November 2, 2006, age 71 Wiki Obit Bob Solomon, January 2, 2007, age 64, Obit Anatol Rapoport, January 20, 2007, age 95, Obit Will McWhinney, April 3, 2007, age 77 LA Times Obit Ed Lorenz, April 16, 2008, London Telegraph London Independent NY Times John Wheeler, April 17, 2008, Obit Albert Hoffman, April 29, 2008, age 102, AP Obit Gottfried Mayer-Kress, January 25, 2009, age 54, Comdig Notice Barbara Vogl, July 8, 2009, age 85, Memorial Lew Fein, February 28, 2010 Jerrold E. Marsden, September 22, 2010, age 68 My remembrance Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
James E. White, July 17, 2004, creator of mathwright.com Adrien Douady, November 2, 2006, age 71 Wiki Obit Bob Solomon, January 2, 2007, age 64, Obit Anatol Rapoport, January 20, 2007, age 95, Obit Will McWhinney, April 3, 2007, age 77 LA Times Obit Ed Lorenz, April 16, 2008, London Telegraph London Independent NY Times John Wheeler, April 17, 2008, Obit Albert Hoffman, April 29, 2008, age 102, AP Obit Gottfried Mayer-Kress, January 25, 2009, age 54, Comdig Notice Barbara Vogl, July 8, 2009, age 85, Memorial Lew Fein, February 28, 2010 Jerrold E. Marsden, September 22, 2010, age 68 My remembrance Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Adrien Douady, November 2, 2006, age 71 Wiki Obit Bob Solomon, January 2, 2007, age 64, Obit Anatol Rapoport, January 20, 2007, age 95, Obit Will McWhinney, April 3, 2007, age 77 LA Times Obit Ed Lorenz, April 16, 2008, London Telegraph London Independent NY Times John Wheeler, April 17, 2008, Obit Albert Hoffman, April 29, 2008, age 102, AP Obit Gottfried Mayer-Kress, January 25, 2009, age 54, Comdig Notice Barbara Vogl, July 8, 2009, age 85, Memorial Lew Fein, February 28, 2010 Jerrold E. Marsden, September 22, 2010, age 68 My remembrance Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Bob Solomon, January 2, 2007, age 64, Obit Anatol Rapoport, January 20, 2007, age 95, Obit Will McWhinney, April 3, 2007, age 77 LA Times Obit Ed Lorenz, April 16, 2008, London Telegraph London Independent NY Times John Wheeler, April 17, 2008, Obit Albert Hoffman, April 29, 2008, age 102, AP Obit Gottfried Mayer-Kress, January 25, 2009, age 54, Comdig Notice Barbara Vogl, July 8, 2009, age 85, Memorial Lew Fein, February 28, 2010 Jerrold E. Marsden, September 22, 2010, age 68 My remembrance Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Anatol Rapoport, January 20, 2007, age 95, Obit Will McWhinney, April 3, 2007, age 77 LA Times Obit Ed Lorenz, April 16, 2008, London Telegraph London Independent NY Times John Wheeler, April 17, 2008, Obit Albert Hoffman, April 29, 2008, age 102, AP Obit Gottfried Mayer-Kress, January 25, 2009, age 54, Comdig Notice Barbara Vogl, July 8, 2009, age 85, Memorial Lew Fein, February 28, 2010 Jerrold E. Marsden, September 22, 2010, age 68 My remembrance Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Will McWhinney, April 3, 2007, age 77 LA Times Obit Ed Lorenz, April 16, 2008, London Telegraph London Independent NY Times John Wheeler, April 17, 2008, Obit Albert Hoffman, April 29, 2008, age 102, AP Obit Gottfried Mayer-Kress, January 25, 2009, age 54, Comdig Notice Barbara Vogl, July 8, 2009, age 85, Memorial Lew Fein, February 28, 2010 Jerrold E. Marsden, September 22, 2010, age 68 My remembrance Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Ed Lorenz, April 16, 2008, London Telegraph London Independent NY Times John Wheeler, April 17, 2008, Obit Albert Hoffman, April 29, 2008, age 102, AP Obit Gottfried Mayer-Kress, January 25, 2009, age 54, Comdig Notice Barbara Vogl, July 8, 2009, age 85, Memorial Lew Fein, February 28, 2010 Jerrold E. Marsden, September 22, 2010, age 68 My remembrance Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
John Wheeler, April 17, 2008, Obit Albert Hoffman, April 29, 2008, age 102, AP Obit Gottfried Mayer-Kress, January 25, 2009, age 54, Comdig Notice Barbara Vogl, July 8, 2009, age 85, Memorial Lew Fein, February 28, 2010 Jerrold E. Marsden, September 22, 2010, age 68 My remembrance Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Albert Hoffman, April 29, 2008, age 102, AP Obit Gottfried Mayer-Kress, January 25, 2009, age 54, Comdig Notice Barbara Vogl, July 8, 2009, age 85, Memorial Lew Fein, February 28, 2010 Jerrold E. Marsden, September 22, 2010, age 68 My remembrance Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Gottfried Mayer-Kress, January 25, 2009, age 54, Comdig Notice Barbara Vogl, July 8, 2009, age 85, Memorial Lew Fein, February 28, 2010 Jerrold E. Marsden, September 22, 2010, age 68 My remembrance Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Barbara Vogl, July 8, 2009, age 85, Memorial Lew Fein, February 28, 2010 Jerrold E. Marsden, September 22, 2010, age 68 My remembrance Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Lew Fein, February 28, 2010 Jerrold E. Marsden, September 22, 2010, age 68 My remembrance Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Jerrold E. Marsden, September 22, 2010, age 68 My remembrance Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Benoit Mandelbrot, October 14, 2010, age 85 NY Times obit Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Jose Arguelles, March 22, 2011, age 72 Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Max Hartstein, August 8, 2011, age 82 Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009
Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov, December 27, 2011, age 77 Memorial, 2009

Revised December 28, 2011 by Ralph Abraham