Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 11, 1924 – Jul 26, 2023
Alan Hugh Schoen
December 11, 1924 - July 26, 2023
CARBONDALE - Dr. Alan Hugh Schoen, Professor Emeritus at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Schoen, a physicist and computer scientist, is best known professionally for his...
Read MoreA brilliant intellect and very kind and gentle man. The world is a better place because Alan High Schoen was in it.
Michael Iram
February 14, 2025 | School
Alan was an incredible man - ALWAYS full of the joy of the universe and the excitement of discovery. His passion for discovery, for physics, for mathematics, for algorithms was wonderfully contagious. He saw beauty EVERYWHERE in the natural world. Alan ... you will always be missed.
Michael and Andrea Beaty Uram
July 26, 2024 | Naperville, IL | Friend
I was sorry to hear of the passing of Alan. I remember with pleasure our numerous discussions both at work and at his home (my daughter, Mayna, was a piano student with his wife). Alan had an original and inquiring mind and was always worth listening to. Jim Tyrrell
James Tyrrell
August 31, 2023 | Work
So grateful that we had some great conversations with this brilliant scholar; an unforgettable influence. We were blessed to have him it his earthly place for so many years.
Alex & Deborah Frey
August 15, 2023 | Friend
