William Scott, who had been a longtime professor of English at the University of Kansas, died Aug. 1, 2014. He was 82.

Born in 1932, Scott attended the University of Chicago, received his bachelor’s degree at the University of Michigan, and earned a master’s at Duke. In 1959, Princeton awarded him a Ph.D. in English.

He was an English professor at Kansas and his teaching focused on Shakespeare and his contemporaries, literary theory, and philosophy. Scott was active in university governance and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). At the latter, he was a national member of its council and served as second vice president.

Aside from his professional activities, Scott’s interests included politics, classical music, and theater. For his last two years, he had been living in Seattle to be near his son and grandchildren.

Scott was survived by his former wife, Nancy; two children; and two grandchildren.

Graduate memorials are prepared by the APGA.

Graduate Class of 1959