Margalit Fox's Blog, page 16
March 27, 2016
Jim Harrison, Poet, Novelist and Essayist, Is Dead at 78
A darkly comic master of the novella, Mr. Harrison was also known for his poems and essays on food.
March 20, 2016
Geoffrey H. Hartman, Scholar Who Saw Literary Criticism as Art, Dies at 86
Long associated with the Yale School of criticism, Professor Hartman examined a wide range of subjects, including Wordsworth, Judaica and trauma.
March 16, 2016
Elwyn L. Simons, Who Discovered Early Human Forebears, Dies at 85
As the father of modern primate paleontology he braved sandstorms, dodged land mines and crawled through caves as a fossil hunter.
Elwyn L. Simons, Primate Specialist Who Discovered Early Human Forebears, Dies at 85
A scientist concerned with both ancient primates and living ones, he was described as having a golden touch for finding fossils.
March 14, 2016
Peter Maxwell Davies, Contrarian British Composer, Dies at 81
Although Mr. Davies was anti-establishment, anti-monarchist and avant-garde, he was named Queen Elizabeth II’s official Master of Music.
March 5, 2016
Rev. Robert Palladino, Scribe Who Shaped Apple’s Fonts, Dies at 83
Father Palladino was a world-renowned master of calligraphy who taught Steve Jobs the importance — and aesthetics — of scripts.
February 25, 2016
Elizabeth Eisenstein, Trailblazing Historian of Movable Type, Dies at 92
In “The Printing Press as an Agent of Change,” Professor Eisenstein argued that the proliferation of print shops had a seismic effect on civilization.
February 24, 2016
Elizabeth Eisenstein, Historian of Movable Type, Dies at 92
In “The Printing Press as an Agent of Change,” Professor Eisenstein argued that the proliferation of print shops had a seismic effect on civilization.
February 14, 2016
Warren Manzi, Author of New York’s Longest-Running Play, Dies at 60
“Perfect Crime” logged its 11,824th performance, despite the fact that critics often did not like it and theatergoers often did not understand it.
Warren Manzi, Whose ‘Perfect Crime’ Is New York’s Longest-Running Play, Dies at 60
His play recently logged its 11,824th performance, despite the fact that critics often did not like it and theatergoers often did not understand it.
