Daniel Kremer, a second-year student in the College and graduate of the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, passed away on December 21, 2024. He was 21. The cause of Kremer’s death was not immediately available.
Daniel Kremer’s family held a memorial service for him on January 8 at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, followed by a reception at the Newberger Hillel Center.
Dean of the College Melina Hale and Dean of Students in the College Philip Venticinque shared news of Kremer’s passing in an email on December 27.
In their email, Hale and Venticinque wrote that Kremer worked in UChicago chemistry professor Chuan He’s lab. According to a memorial website commemorating Kremer, he was “passionate about science” and planned to major in biochemistry.
He also was “an Effective Altruist and cared deeply about making the world a better place.” The website asks those who wish to honor Kremer’s memory to contribute to GiveWell, a charity evaluation organization, or one of GiveWell’s recommended charities. GiveWell describes its mission as searching for and directing funds towards charities that “save or improve lives the most per dollar.”
Kremer’s memorial website describes him as having “loved hiking with friends and family, fencing, soccer, playing strategy games and traveling the world.”
Kremer was born on November 15, 2003 to Michael Kremer and Rachel Glennerster, who are both professors of economics at UChicago. Michael Kremer, jointly with Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee, won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2019 for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty. Daniel Kremer was also the younger brother of Ben Kremer.
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We hope to follow up on this article with an obituary memorializing Daniel’s life and his time as a member of the University community. We ask anyone who has memories they want to share about Daniel to please contact us at editor@chicagomaroon.com.
