McKim Marriott, world-renowned scholar of India and caste, 1924-2024
UChicago anthropologist, PhD’55, exemplified the ‘undaunted life of the mind’
Lewis ‘Alan’ Longino, UChicago graduate student and scholar of postwar Japanese art, 1987‒2024
Colleagues remembered art historian’s ‘intellectual spirit,’ empathy and curiosity
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.
W. Ralph Johnson, pre-eminent UChicago critic of Latin poetry, 1933‒2024
Latin scholar remembered as ‘a superb poet, raconteur and fierce intellectual’
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
Julie Saville, historian who made enormous impact on the study of slavery, 1947-2023
UChicago scholar remembered as a brilliant, rigorous and supportive mentor