Obituary

Jack Halpern, ‘towering intellect’ in field of inorganic chemistry, 1925-2018 Jack Halpern smiling and writing as his desk

Jack Halpern, ‘towering intellect’ in field of inorganic chemistry, 1925-2018

Robert McCormick Adams, anthropologist, former provost and Oriental Institute director, 1926-2018

Robert McCormick Adams, anthropologist, former provost and Oriental Institute director, 1926-2018

Robert J. LaLonde, pioneering scholar, beloved colleague and mentor, 1958-2018 Lalonde memorial

Robert J. LaLonde, pioneering scholar, beloved colleague and mentor, 1958-2018

Milton J. Rosenberg, professor of psychology and Chicago radio host, 1925-2018 milton rosenberg

Milton J. Rosenberg, professor of psychology and Chicago radio host, 1925-2018

Robert N. Clayton, ‘one of the giants’ of cosmochemistry, 1930-2017

Robert N. Clayton, ‘one of the giants’ of cosmochemistry, 1930-2017

Jonathan Z. Smith, celebrated historian of religion, 1938-2017

Jonathan Z. Smith, celebrated historian of religion, 1938-2017

Brian Baldea, associate director of athletics and longtime baseball coach, 1955-2017

Brian Baldea, associate director of athletics and longtime baseball coach, 1955-2017

David L. Wallace, statistician who helped identify Federalist Papers authors, 1928-2017 David Wallace next to an oscilloscope

David L. Wallace, statistician who helped identify Federalist Papers authors, 1928-2017

Roscoe Braham Jr., pioneering meteorologist, 1921-2017

Roscoe Braham Jr., pioneering meteorologist, 1921-2017

Philip Gossett, scholar of 19th-century Italian opera, 1941–2017 philip gossett

Philip Gossett, scholar of 19th-century Italian opera, 1941–2017