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    Dr. Jean-Paul Spire, Professor Emeritus and ‘outstanding’ neurologist, 1942 to 2021

    March 23, 2021

    Dr. Jean-Paul Spire, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Neurology and 2008 winner of the Gold Key Award for outstanding service to the BSD and UChicago, passed away March 20, 2021. He was 78.

  • Max S. Bell, wearing a hat, turns to the camera as he stands before mountain scenery.

    Max S. Bell, Professor Emeritus, prolific educator, and author of definitive math curriculum, 1930 to 2021

    March 10, 2021

    Max S. Bell, Professor Emeritus in the Division of the Social Sciences and the co-author of the widely-used curriculum Everyday Mathematics, passed away March 6, 2021. He was 90.

  • Tetsuo Najita, wearing glasses, smiles.

    Tetsuo Najita, Prof. Emeritus and eminent scholar of Japanese history, 1936 to 2021

    February 04, 2021

    Tetsuo Najita, the Robert S. Ingersoll Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in History, East Asian Languages and Civilizations and the College, and a “complex, brilliant” scholar of Japanese history, passed away January 11. He was 84.

  • Roger Hildebrand smiles as he gives a lecture with a projector.

    Roger Hildebrand, Prof. Emeritus and Manhattan Project veteran, 1922 to 2021

    February 01, 2021

    Roger Hildebrand, the Samuel K. Allison Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and a pioneering particle physicist and astrophysicist, passed away January 21, 2021. He was 98.

  • Marvin Zonis.

    Marvin Zonis, Professor Emeritus at Booth and expert on Middle East politics, 1936 to 2020

    November 19, 2020

    Marvin Zonis, Professor Emeritus in the Chicago Booth School of Business, former director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and an expert in Middle East politics, passed away November 15, 2020. He was 84.

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