Tag: Obituary
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Aldo Michelini (1930–2020)
Aldo Michelini(1930–2020) — If Aldo Michelini, who has passed away at the age of 89, was a giant of physics, he was a gentle one. Aldo was known as much for his kindness and care for his colleagues, particularly those just embarking on their careers, as for the physics at which he excelled. First coming
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Daniel Fraissard (1947–2020)
Daniel Fraissard(1947–2020) — We regret to announce the death of Daniel Fraissard from COVID-19 at the age of 73. He had retired in 2012. Daniel arrived at CERN in 1974 as a mechanical technician and was appointed as a staff member in 1978. He participated in the development and construction of the wire detectors for
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Robert Klapisch (1932–2020)
Robert Klapisch(1932–2020) — Robert Klapisch passed away on 21 March 2020, to the immense sadness of those who knew and loved him. Our thoughts are with his family, particularly his three children, Coline, Cédric and Marianne. Robert was a tireless worker, not only passionate about the field of fundamental physics, covering both nuclear and particle
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Tatiana Fabergé (1930–2020)
A pillar of theoretical physics at CERN for decades
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Hakim Hajji (1993–2020)
Hakim Hajji(1993–2020) — It is with great sorrow that we announce the death of our colleague Hakim Hajji. He came to CERN in 2016 as a temporary holiday replacement, but his work ethic, enthusiasm, discipline, good humour and kindness led us to offer him a job as a driver and deliveryman. He was always ready
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Robert Simpson (1989–2020)
Robert Simpson(1989–2020) — It is with great sadness that we have to announce the passing of our colleague and friend, Robert Simpson. As a young student, Robbie developed a profound passion for science and the world of academia, which led him to take up studies in computing science at the University of Glasgow, graduating with
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Giovanni Muratori (1924–2019)
Remembering a superb engineer
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Jean-Jacques Cloye (1944–2019)
Jean-Jacques Cloye(1944–2019) — It was with deep sadness that we learned of the death of Mr Jean-Jacques Cloye on 18 September 2019. Jean-Jacques was retired from CERN, where he had worked for many years in the Accelerator Control Group. Heavily involved in the front-line operational facilities of the accelerators, he was always passionate about his
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Ladislav Sandor (1941–2019)
Ladislav Sandor(1941–2019) — Ladislav Sandor, one of the founders of the ALICE collaboration and leader of the ALICE-Košice team in Slovakia, passed away on 23 May, two days after his 78th birthday. Ladislav was born in the heart of a multicultural region called Spiš in north-eastern Slovakia, with plenty of historical monuments and areas of
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Marcello Giorgi (1939–2019)
Marcello Giorgi(1939–2019) — Marcello Giorgi, one of the first members of the CERN–Trieste High-Energy Group, passed away on 1 May. In the 1960s, Giorgi worked on several experiments at CERN, first at the PS, and then, as soon as the SPS started operation, on the WA6 experiment. Later, in the 1980s, he participated in a