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  • Frank Reynolds smiles in a close-up.

    Frank Reynolds, Prof. Emeritus and empirically oriented religions scholar, 1930 to 2019

    January 23, 2019

    Frank E. Reynolds, Professor Emeritus of the History of Religions and Buddhist Studies in the Divinity School and in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, passed away January 9, 2019. He was 88.

  • Miguel Civil, wearing glasses and a suit, sits by a bookshelf and window.

    Miguel Civil, Prof. Emeritus at the OI and renowned Sumerology scholar, 1926 to 2019

    January 16, 2019

    Miguel Civil, Professor Emeritus at the Oriental Institute and a “towering figure in ancient studies” who shaped modern, post-WWII studies of Sumerology, passed away January 13, 2019. He was 92.

  • Arunas Liulevicius, wearing glasses, stands in front of a bush and tree.

    Arunas Liulevicius, Prof. Emeritus in mathematics and Sloan Fellowship recipient, 1934 to 2018

    January 03, 2019

    Arunas L. Liulevicius, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mathematics and beloved teacher of algebra and algebraic topology, passed away December 21, 2018. He was 84.

  • Courtenay Wright, in a jacket, stands in front of a wire fence.

    Courtenay Wright, Prof. Emeritus in particle physics and former Royal Navy radar officer, 1923 to 2018

    November 28, 2018

    S. Courtenay Wright, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Physics and the Enrico Fermi Institute and a former Royal Navy officer with a passion for strenuous physical activity, passed away November 26, 2018. He was 95.

  • Riccardo Levi-Setti stands by a door and plants.

    Riccardo Levi-Setti, Prof. Emeritus and pioneering physicist, 1927 to 2018

    November 15, 2018

    Riccardo Levi-Setti, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Physics and a collector of trilobite fossils, passed away November 8, 2018. He was 91.

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