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Ira Michael Heyman, chancellor of UC Berkeley from 1980 to 1990 and professor emeritus at the School of Law and in the Department of City & Regional Planning, has died. He was 81.
Obituaries archive
Jean Gray Hargrove, music library benefactor
July 27, 2010:
Jean Gray Hargrove, an alumna whose generosity helped build the campus music library that bears her name, died July 12 at her Berkeley home.
Philip Frickey, leading scholar in federal Indian law, dies at 57
July 16, 2010:
Philip Frickey, one of the nation’s foremost experts on federal Indian law, died Sunday, July 11, at the age of 57.
Eminent statistician David Blackwell has died at 91
July 15, 2010:
David H. Blackwell, an eminent statistician at UC Berkeley who was the first black admitted to the National Academy of Sciences, died Thursday, July 8, of natural causes at Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley. He was 91.
Philip Selznick, leading scholar in sociology and law, dies at 91
June 16, 2010:
Philip Selznick, professor emeritus of law and sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, and a leading expert in the sociology of both law and organizations, died Saturday, June 12. He was 91.
Painter, printmaker Karl Kasten dies at age 94
May 12, 2010: Acclaimed painter and printmaker Karl Kasten, a professor emeritus in the University of California, Berkeley’s Department of Art Practice and a leading figure in “The Berkeley School” of abstract expressionism, died at his Berkeley home on May 3 at the age of 94. He had suffered from pulmonary fibrosis. Kasten’s art was exhibited around the world at major public and private museums.
Janet Adelman, scholar of Shakespeare, psychoanalytic and feminist critic, dies at 69
April 21, 2010:
anet Adelman, a University of California, Berkeley, professor emeritus of English who wove her research on psychoanalysis, gender and race into a scholarly exploration of Shakespeare and other English Renaissance authors, died on April 6 at her home in Berkeley. She was 69 and had cancer.
Canadian history scholar Thomas G. Barnes dies
April 2, 2010:
Thomas Garden Barnes, a professor emeritus of history and law at the University of California, Berkeley, and a leader in the development of Canadian studies in the United States, died on March 9 after suffering a stroke. He was 79. Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon credited Barnes with increasing the understanding of Canada in the United States and with promoting closer political, economic and cultural ties between the two countries.
Charles Muscatine, Chaucer scholar and educational reformer, dies at 89
March 17, 2010: Charles Muscatine, a UC Berkeley professor emeritus of English, a scholar of Chaucer and medieval literature, and an educational reformer known for refusing to sign a state loyalty oath during the McCarthy era, died of an infection in Oakland on Friday, March 12. He was 89.
Thomas Pigford, influential voice in nuclear policy, dies at 87
March 5, 2010: Thomas Pigford, professor emeritus and founding chair of nuclear engineering at UC Berkeley, and an influential voice in nuclear policy, has died Feb. 28 at the age of 87. Pigford was recognized internationally for helping nuclear science evolve into a discipline that incorporated principles of chemical engineering, and he was respected among scientists and environmentalists alike for his technical expertise and objectivity.
Iain Finnie, pioneer in engineering materials, dies at 81
January 25, 2010: Iain Finnie, UC Berkeley professor emeritus of mechanical engineering and one of the world’s leading experts on the fracture of materials, died on Dec. 19 from pneumonia and complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 81.
