Talk:Neil Gehrels

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This is a work in progress. Should be mostly done in a couple days. Agent204.15 19:06, 23 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please mention cause of his death in the article.

Please mention cause of his death in the article. Rizosome (talk) 01:48, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Some sources:

https://cmns.umd.edu/news-events/features/3806

Neil Gehrels (1952-2017)

University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences / News & Events

February 22, 2017

"Neil Gehrels, a College Park Professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Maryland, passed away of pancreatic cancer at the age of 64 on February 6, 2017."

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-017-0109

Cornelis A. ‘Neil’ Gehrels

Nature Astronomy volume 1, Article number: 0109 (2017)

Fiona Harrison

04 April 2017

"The scientific community suffered a tremendous blow with the death of Neil Gehrels, who passed away on 6 February 2017 after a battle with pancreatic cancer."

-- ToE 13:31, 13 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]