Collection 10 December 2020

Gone too soon

A collection of obituaries for key names in the field of hematology who have sadly passed, co-authored by Leukemia Editor-in-Chief, Robert Peter Gale.

Content

E Donnall Thomas (1920–2012)
- Robert Peter Gale
Obituary6 Feb 2013 Leukemia
Professor John M. Goldman CML Pioneer and Journal Founder 1938–2013
- J F Apperley
- R P Gale
Obituary5 Feb 2014 Bone Marrow Transplantation
Professor John M Goldman, 1938–2013: Gentleman and Scholar
- R P Gale
Obituary21 Mar 2014 Leukemia
Geoffrey Peter Herzig, MD
- R P Gale
- C D Bloomfield
Obituary21 Mar 2014 Leukemia
Nicole Muller-Bérat Killmann 1932–2014 Leukemia pioneer
- R P Gale
- A Hochhaus
Obituary9 Apr 2014 Leukemia
John Leslie Fahey 1924–2014
- R P Gale
Obituary3 Dec 2014 Bone Marrow Transplantation
Dirk Willem van Bekkum: a pioneer in haematology, transplantation and radiobiology (1925–2015)
- Robert Peter Gale
- Bob Löwenberg
Editorial9 Dec 2015 Leukemia
David C Seldin, MD, PhD: scientist, clinician, teacher, gentleman, 1957–2015
- V Sanchorawala
- R P Gale
Obituary2 Mar 2016 Bone Marrow Transplantation
Theodor M Fliedner (1 October 1929–9 November 2015), transplant pioneer
- D Hoelzer
- R P Gale
Obituary6 Apr 2016 Bone Marrow Transplantation
Paul I Terasaki (10 September, 1929–25 January, 2016)
- R P Gale
- G Opelz
Obituary4 May 2016 Bone Marrow Transplantation
Johannes Joseph van Rood: pioneer in immuno-genetics (7 April 1926–21 July 2017)
- W Fibbe
- R P Gale
Obituary9 Oct 2017 Bone Marrow Transplantation
Prof. Franco Mandelli: Leukaemia therapy pioneer
- Robert Peter Gale
- Francesco Lo-Coco
Obituary2 Oct 2018 Bone Marrow Transplantation
John Hansen, MD
- Robert Peter Gale
Obituary30 Sep 2019 Bone Marrow Transplantation
Clara Bloomfield MD: Queen of AML. Dare to cross her at your risk (May 15, 1942 to March 1, 2020)
- Robert Peter Gale
- Rüdiger Hehlmann
- Andreas Hochhaus
Obituary8 Apr 2020 Leukemia
Boris Afanasyev: The alphabet man of Russian hematopoietic cell transplantation (August 28, 1947 to March 16, 2020)
- Ludmila Stepanovna Zubarovskaya
- Ivan Sergeevich Moiseev
- Robert Peter Gale
Obituary18 Apr 2020 Bone Marrow Transplantation
Rolf Neth (October 6, 1926 to March 17, 2020)
- Rüdiger Hehlmann
- Robert Gallo
- Axel Zander
ObituaryOpen Access8 Apr 2020 Leukemia
Academician Andrey Ivanovich Vorobiev, 1 November 1928 to 15 June 2020: founder of modern Soviet/Russian haematology
- Nikita E. Shklovskiy-Kordi
- Robert Peter Gale
ObituaryOpen Access16 Jul 2020 Leukemia
Roger Herschel Herzig: younger half of the dynamic duo which advanced leukaemia therapy and transplants: January 4, 1946 to July 18, 2020
- Robert Peter Gale
- Hillard M. Lazarus
- Gordon L. Phillips II
Obituary9 Sep 2020 Bone Marrow Transplantation
Professor Shigetaka Asano: extraordinary Japanese haematologist and bon vivant February 7, 1943 to August 12, 2020
- Keiya Ozawa
- Hideki Kodo
- Robert Peter Gale
Obituary18 Sep 2020 Leukemia
Edward Shelton Henderson MD Chemotherapy Pioneer July 19, 1932 to June 24, 2020
- T. Andrew Lister
- Jerome W. Yates
- Robert Peter Gale
Obituary10 Mar 2021 Leukemia
Emil J Freireich and Baruch Spinoza: birds of a feather?
- Robert Peter Gale
Obituary12 Apr 2021 Leukemia
Emil J. Freireich: Legend in cancer research (March 16, 1927–February 1, 2021)
- Hagop Kantarjian
Obituary13 May 2021 Bone Marrow Transplantation
Professor Anton Hagenbeek 1948–2021: Father of MRD and lymphoma expert
- Bob Löwenberg
- Marie José Kersten
- Marinus van Oers
Obituary19 Jul 2021 Bone Marrow Transplantation
Valeriy Grigorievich Savchenko: pioneering Russian hematologist: 8 January 1952–25 July 2021
- Robert Peter Gale
- Grigory A. Efimov
Obituary17 Sep 2021 Bone Marrow Transplantation
Elihu H. Estey, MD: Leukaemia expert, statistician, and gentle soul (July 15, 1946–October 8, 2021)
- Roland B. Walter
- Robert Peter Gale
Obituary16 Nov 2021 Bone Marrow Transplantation
Hal E. Broxmeyer PhD: Experimental haematologist and umbilical cord blood cell transplant pioneer (27 November, 1944–8 December, 2021)
- Mariusz Ratajczak
- Éliane Gluckman
- Robert Peter Gale
Obituary7 Jan 2022 Leukemia
Prof. Michele Baccarani, August 16, 1942 to December 20, 2021: a gifted life in haematology
- Giuseppe Saglio
- Gianantonio Rosti
- Robert Peter Gale
Obituary16 Mar 2022 Bone Marrow Transplantation
Prof. Sante Tura: father of modern Italian Haematology 20 May, 1929 to 12 October, 2021
- Michele Cavo
- Robert Peter Gale
Obituary22 Apr 2022 Bone Marrow Transplantation

Gone too soon

Content

E Donnall Thomas (1920–2012)

Professor John M. Goldman CML Pioneer and Journal Founder 1938–2013

Professor John M Goldman, 1938–2013: Gentleman and Scholar

Geoffrey Peter Herzig, MD

Nicole Muller-Bérat Killmann 1932–2014 Leukemia pioneer

John Leslie Fahey 1924–2014

Dirk Willem van Bekkum: a pioneer in haematology, transplantation and radiobiology (1925–2015)

David C Seldin, MD, PhD: scientist, clinician, teacher, gentleman, 1957–2015

Theodor M Fliedner (1 October 1929–9 November 2015), transplant pioneer

Paul I Terasaki (10 September, 1929–25 January, 2016)

Johannes Joseph van Rood: pioneer in immuno-genetics (7 April 1926–21 July 2017)

Prof. Franco Mandelli: Leukaemia therapy pioneer

John Hansen, MD

Clara Bloomfield MD: Queen of AML. Dare to cross her at your risk (May 15, 1942 to March 1, 2020)

Boris Afanasyev: The alphabet man of Russian hematopoietic cell transplantation (August 28, 1947 to March 16, 2020)

Rolf Neth (October 6, 1926 to March 17, 2020)

Academician Andrey Ivanovich Vorobiev, 1 November 1928 to 15 June 2020: founder of modern Soviet/Russian haematology

Roger Herschel Herzig: younger half of the dynamic duo which advanced leukaemia therapy and transplants: January 4, 1946 to July 18, 2020

Professor Shigetaka Asano: extraordinary Japanese haematologist and bon vivant February 7, 1943 to August 12, 2020

Edward Shelton Henderson MD Chemotherapy Pioneer July 19, 1932 to June 24, 2020

Emil J Freireich and Baruch Spinoza: birds of a feather?

Emil J. Freireich: Legend in cancer research (March 16, 1927–February 1, 2021)

Professor Anton Hagenbeek 1948–2021: Father of MRD and lymphoma expert

Valeriy Grigorievich Savchenko: pioneering Russian hematologist: 8 January 1952–25 July 2021

Elihu H. Estey, MD: Leukaemia expert, statistician, and gentle soul (July 15, 1946–October 8, 2021)

Hal E. Broxmeyer PhD: Experimental haematologist and umbilical cord blood cell transplant pioneer (27 November, 1944–8 December, 2021)

Prof. Michele Baccarani, August 16, 1942 to December 20, 2021: a gifted life in haematology

Prof. Sante Tura: father of modern Italian Haematology 20 May, 1929 to 12 October, 2021

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