Edward J. Champlin, a versatile classicist whose historical research ranged from Roman emperors to Latin legal texts, died Dec. 23 at age 76. Champlin, the Cotsen Professor in the Humanities, taught more than 40 different courses during his four decades on the Princeton faculty. His scholarship was rooted in “an effort to recover the lost intentions of the real people who populated the distant world of Rome,” according to a biographical sketch published by the Office of the Dean of the Faculty when he transferred to emeritus status in 2016. Champlin served as head of Butler College for eight years, chaired the Department of Classics for six years, and was a faculty representative on the Council of the Princeton University Community.
Paul M. (Mike) Lion III *65, an expert in optimization and former professor in the aerospace and civil engineering departments, died Nov. 3 at age 89. In his 12 years on the faculty, his contributions included founding an interdisciplinary graduate program devoted to transportation. Lion left the University to work in industry and spent the next two decades in roles at the U.S. Railway Association, Snavely King & Associates, Arthur D. Little Inc., and ALK Associates, according to a family obituary.
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