We honour these members of the Entente Internationale des Luthiers et Archetiers known to have passed away, and we extend our sympathy and condolences to their families, colleagues and friends.
| Founder | Name | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | Aschauer, Leo | Germany | 1969 |
| Balzarini, Pierangelo | Italy | 2002 | |
| ★ | Bauer, Jean | France | 2005 |
| ★ | Baumgartner, Fritz | Switzerland | 1976 |
| Bayon, Christian | Portugal | 2026 | |
| Bearden, Gene | USA | 2016 | |
| Beare, Charles | UK | 2025 | |
| ★ | Beare, William | UK | 2000 |
| Becker, Carl F. | USA | 2013 | |
| Becker, Carl G. | USA | 1975 | |
| Bellini, Luiz | USA | 2015 | |
| ★ | Bisiach, Andrea | Italy | 1967 |
| Bissolotti, Francesco | Italy | 2019 | |
| Bodart, Philippe | France | 2007 | |
| Bouette, Martin | UK | 2017 | |
| Boyer, Frédéric | France | 2005 | |
| Bünnagel, Wolfgang | Germany | 2011 | |
| ★ | Chardon, André | France | 1963 |
| ★ | Coné, Robert | France | 1963 |
| Dittrich, Edith | Switzerland | 2018 | |
| Dölling, Heinz | Germany | 2001 | |
| ★ | Dugad, André | France | 1970 |
| ★ | Dupuy, Georges | France | 1968 |
| Dupuy, Philippe | France | 2021 | |
| ★ | Edler, Hans | Germany | 1974 |
| ★ | Enel, Charles | France | 1954 |
| Fairfax, Andrew | UK | 2025 | |
| ★ | Farotto, Celestino | Italy | 1988 |
| ★ | Français, Emile | France | 1984 |
| Français, Jacques | USA | 2004 | |
| ★ | Gaggini, Pierre | France | 2005 |
| ★ | Gerber, Pierre | Switzerland | 2007 |
| ★ | Hamma, Fridolin | Germany | 1969 |
| ★ | Hamma, Walter | Germany | 1988 |
| Henry, Lanini | USA | 2003 | |
| ★ | Hill, Albert Phillips | UK | 1981 |
| ★ | Hill, Desmond | UK | 2017 |
| ★ | Hjorth, Arne | Denmark | 1970 |
| Hofmann, Willy | Ireland | 2003 | |
| ★ | Jacklin, Cyril | UK | 1988 |
| Jørgensen, Lise | Denmark | 2013 | |
| Kun, Joseph | Canada | 2023 | |
| Kuttner, Francis | USA | 2023 | |
| ★ | Merling, Pauli | Denmark | 1976 |
| Millant, Bernard | France | 2017 | |
| Millant, Jean Jacques | France | 1998 | |
| ★ | Millant, Max | France | 1990 |
| ★ | Millant, Roger | France | 1972 |
| Moennig, William Jr. | USA | 1986 | |
| ★ | Moinel, Daniel | France | 1989 |
| Möller, Berend | Holland | 1985 | |
| Möller, Cornélie | Holland | 2021 | |
| ★ | Möller, Max | Holland | 2021 |
| Monical, William | Holland | 2021 | |
| Morassi, Gio Batta | USA | 2018 | |
| Morel, René A. | Italy | 2011 | |
| Murata, Soroku | Japan | 2020 | |
| Neubauer, Gerhard | Austria | 1997 | |
| Nigogosian, Vahakn | USA | 1997 | |
| Nilsson, Bengt I. | Sweden | 2009 | |
| ★ | Ornati, Giuseppe | Italy | 1963 |
| Passa, Frank | USA | 2001 | |
| Petesh, Zenon | USA | 1992 | |
| Petitcolas, Jean | France | 2021 | |
| Pinto, Ramon | Spain | 2018 | |
| Poulsen, Boyd | USA | 2023 | |
| Prier, Peter Paul | USA | 2015 | |
| Primon, Luca | Italy | 2017 | |
| Quenoil, René | France | 2018 | |
| Richter, Eckart | Germany | 2016 | |
| Robin, Patrick | France | 2025 | |
| Rocchi, Sesto | Italy | 1991 | |
| Rossi, John L | USA | 2007 | |
| Roy, Karl | Germany | 2013 | |
| Salchow, William | USA | 2014 | |
| Schade, Joachim | Germany | 2016 | |
| Schenk, Otto Karl | Switzerland | 2024 | |
| Schicker, Hans | Germany | 2001 | |
| Schmitt, Jean-Frédéric | France | 2012 | |
| Schnorr, Hubert | Germany | 2007 | |
| Scrollavezza, Renato | Italy | 2019 | |
| Siefried, Paul Martin | USA | 2019 | |
| Siret, Jean-Luc | France | 1993 | |
| Špidlen, Premysl O. | Czechia | 2010 | |
| Sprenger, Arnold | Germany | 1992 | |
| ★ | Sprenger, Eugen | Germany | 1953 |
| Taconné, , Pierre | France | 1996 | |
| ★ | Tenucci, Eugen | Switzerland | 1960 |
| Toenniges, Paul | USA | 1994 | |
| Toman, Arthur R. | USA | 2004 | |
| Topham, John | UK | 2025 | |
| Vatelot, Étienne | France | 2013 | |
| ★ | Vatelot, Marcel | France | 1970 |
| ★ | Vermeer, Hendrik | Switzerland | 1965 |
| ★ | Vidoudez, Pierre | Switzerland | 1994 |
| Warren, Jr., Kenneth | USA | 1990 | |
| Warren, Sr., Kenneth | USA | 1985 | |
| Watson, William | UK | 2018 | |
| Weaver, Marion A. | USA | 1993 | |
| Weinstein, Amnon | Israel | 2024 | |
| Weisshaar, Hans | USA | 1991 | |
| ★ | Werro, Henry | Switzerland | 1971 |
| Werro, Jean | Switzerland | 2021 | |
| Wiklund, Roland | Sweden | 2017 | |
| Wilson, Garner | UK | 2013 | |
| Zabinski, Roger | USA | 2024 | |
| Zhu, Ming-Jiang | China | 2014 |
★ Founder Member
The Entente Internationale des Luthiers et Archetiers encourages its members to assist in providing timely, accurate information regarding the recent deaths of members.
