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Walter C. Benzing *64

WALTER C. BENZING *64, age 63, pioneer in the field of semiconductors, died Nov. 2,1987, at his home in Saratoga, Calif. Born in N.Y.C., Dr…

Bennett David Hill ’56 *63

Ben, a native of Baltimore and a resident of Doylestown, Pa., died Feb. 26, 2005. Ben came to Princeton from Central High School in Philadelphia…

Harold H. Haak *63

Harold Haak, leader of universities, died Dec. 26, 2003, in Fresno, Calif., from an apparent allergic reaction to medicine. He was 68. Born in Madison…

Robert Nozick *63

Robert Nozick died of stomach cancer on Jan. 23, 2002, in Cambridge, Mass. He was 63. Nozick, one of the nation's most influential philosophers, was…

Craig Gary Smith ’58 *63

Craig died on Mar. 18, 2000, of emphysema. He came to Princeton from Oak Park, Ill. As an undergraduate, Craig's interests included swimming, WPRB, and…

Joseph Albert Biesenberger *63

Joseph A. Biesenberger, professor of chemical engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J., died Jan. 5, 1998, after a long battle with cancer…

Spencer O. Chagnon ’57 *63

Spencer died March 31, 2003, from a heart attack caused by Alzheimer’s disease. At Princeton, he majored in electrical engineering, joined Elm Club, and roomed…

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