Obituary

David B. Rowley, geologist who overturned conventional wisdom about Earth’s surface evolution, 1954–2024 Black and white photo of a man with beard wearing glasses and looking at the camera in front of a wall of books

David B. Rowley, geologist who overturned conventional wisdom about Earth’s surface evolution, 1954–2024

W. Ralph Johnson, pre-eminent UChicago critic of Latin poetry, 1933‒2024 W. Ralph Johnson

W. Ralph Johnson, pre-eminent UChicago critic of Latin poetry, 1933‒2024

Donald Whitcomb, renowned scholar of Islamic archaeology, 1944‒2024 Whitecomb

Donald Whitcomb, renowned scholar of Islamic archaeology, 1944‒2024

William Walker Tait, renowned UChicago philosopher of mathematics, 1929‒2024 William Tait standing in front of a grassy field.

William Walker Tait, renowned UChicago philosopher of mathematics, 1929‒2024

Howard Stein, acclaimed UChicago philosopher and historian of physics, 1929‒2024 Howard Stein

Howard Stein, acclaimed UChicago philosopher and historian of physics, 1929‒2024

Julie Saville, historian who made enormous impact on the study of slavery, 1947-2023 Black and white photo of Julie Saville holding a book and leaning against a full bookshelf.

Julie Saville, historian who made enormous impact on the study of slavery, 1947-2023

Pope.L, renowned interdisciplinary artist and UChicago scholar, 1955‒2023 Pope.L portrait

Pope.L, renowned interdisciplinary artist and UChicago scholar, 1955‒2023

Bernard ‘Bernie’ O. Brown, former dean of Rockefeller Chapel who fostered community, 1930-2023 black and white photo of Bernard Brown in suit and tie outside a gothic building, smiling at camera and hands clasped

Bernard ‘Bernie’ O. Brown, former dean of Rockefeller Chapel who fostered community, 1930-2023

David Frim, former chief of neurosurgery at UChicago Medicine, 1960-2023 David Frim

David Frim, former chief of neurosurgery at UChicago Medicine, 1960-2023

Franklin I. ‘Chris’ Gamwell, religious ethics scholar devoted to justice, 1937-2023 Portrait of Prof. Emeritus Franklin I. "Chris" Gamwell.

Franklin I. ‘Chris’ Gamwell, religious ethics scholar devoted to justice, 1937-2023