Obits / Memorials

Obits for McInerny (Notre Dame)

Tue, 02/09/2010 - 3:04am — pbradley

McInerny taught at Notre Dame for an astonishing 54 years:
Beloved ND philosophy professor passes away

Ralph McInerny | Father Dowling author, 80 | Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/08/2010

Tulsa World: 'Father Dowling' novelist Ralph McInerny dies

Father Dowling novelist, scholar Ralph McInerny, 80, dies - Nation - TheState.com

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Obit for Smith (Yale)

Thu, 01/14/2010 - 1:43am — pbradley

From the Yale Daily News:
Yale Daily News - Smith, ever the philosopher

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Obit for Dudman (Macquarie)

Thu, 01/14/2010 - 1:39am — pbradley

Interesting piece on a lifetime of logic:
Logician with a flair for grammar

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Obits for Mary Daly

Thu, 01/14/2010 - 1:29am — pbradley

I'm a bit behind on this, but here's the current tally:
Feminist Wire Daily Newsbriefs: U.S. and Global News Coverage Ms. Magazine - 1/5/10

Mary Daly, pioneering feminist who tussled with BC, dies at 81 - Local News Updates - The Boston Globe 1/5/10

Feminist BC theology professor Daly dies at 81 | Latest National Headlines | Star-Telegram.com - 1/6/10

Radical theologian Mary Daly, 81, dies - Nation - TheState.com - 1/9/10 (reprint of LA Times article dated 1/10/10)

Mary Daly dies at 81; radical feminist academician - latimes.com - 1/10/10

Mary Daly dies: feminist theologian, professor - SF Gate.com 1/10/10

Radical feminist and theologian rankled Boston College - washingtonpost.com - 1/10/10

Windy City Times - Mary Daly dies at 81 - 1/13/10 read more »

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Memorials for S. Toulmin 3/25/1922-12/8/2009

Wed, 12/09/2009 - 4:46am — pbradley

USC is announcing that Stephen Toulmin died earlier today at 87. I'll post more memorials as they come in.
In Memoriam: Stephen E. Toulmin, 87 - USC News

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Tribute to Doug Wright, Westminster College

Mon, 12/07/2009 - 2:29am — pbradley

The Salt Lake Tribune has a touching tribute to Westminster College's Philosophy Prof. Doug Wright, who died of cancer last Sunday at 57.
Westminster loses revered professor - Salt Lake Tribune

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Obit for Kingsley Blake Price (Hopkins)

Thu, 11/05/2009 - 5:05pm — pbradley

Long-time professor at Hopkins, retired in '86.

From the Baltimore Sun. I'll add more when they appear:
Kingsley Blake Price, philosophy professor -- baltimoresun.com

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Memorial for Moravcsik (Stanford)

Fri, 10/02/2009 - 12:18am — pbradley

Platonist and Philosopher of Language, chair of Stanford's department and teacher:

Memorial service set for ‘pragmatic Platonist’ Julius Moravcsik

Dagfinn Follesdal, professor of philosophy at Stanford and Moravcsik's colleague since his arrival at Stanford in 1968, said that Moravcsik encouraged students to think critically and form their own views. "Building up competence in students was his main aim in life," he said.

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Myles Brand, President of the NCAA died on Sept. 16. There was much coverage, esp. in the Sports world, but it is notable insofar as he started his career as a Philosophy teacher. Here are some of the obits that cover that part of his life:

Myles Brand, First College President to Lead NCAA, Dies at 67 - Athletics - The Chronicle of Higher Education (4th para)

NCAA president Myles Brand dies from pancreatic cancer - ESPN (1-sentence mention close to the bottom)

Examining Brand’s Legacy - The Quad Blog - NYTimes.com (4th para)

RPI: News & Events - Rensselaer Mourns the Passing of Myles Brand ’64 - RPI press release. Significant content