Obituary

McKim Marriott, world-renowned scholar of India and caste, 1924-2024

UChicago anthropologist, PhD’55, exemplified the ‘undaunted life of the mind’

George Haley, acclaimed critic of the Golden Age of Spanish literature, 1927‒2024

Colleagues recall UChicago scholar’s work as ‘unique for its quality: not volcanic but everlasting’

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

David Ballantyne Rowley, Professor Emeritus in UChicago’s Department of the Geophysical Sciences, who specialized in paleoaltimetry, paleogeography, and tectonics, died May 30.

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

UChicago scholar, alum ‘redefined the discipline’ through his fieldwork across the Middle East

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

Scholar of mathematical logic known for his ‘fierce moral determination’ and ‘twinkle in his eye’

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

Scholar remembered for his curiosity, elegant writing, and dedication to the history and philosophy of physics