Cornelius Anderson Silber ’61

We lost Andy to liver disease Aug. 19, 2013, in Toronto, Canada.

Andy was born in Albany, N.Y., and came to us from the Loomis School. At Princeton, he majored in English and wrote his thesis on Robert Frost. He was a member of Whig-Clio, the Liberal Religious Association, the Princeton Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy, and the Undergraduate Schools Committee. He participated in many Theatre Intime productions and took his meals at Campus Club.

Andy earned a Ph.D. at the University of Toronto and then joined the English department of Victoria College at the university in 1967, where he remained until his retirement 36 years later. He was active over many years in the university’s National Scholars Program, assisting in attracting and nurturing able undergraduates. Beyond the university, he was a supporter of the arts, most especially ballet.

Andy was a widower, his partner Rea Wilmshurst having died in 1996. He is survived by his sister, Cristina (“Tina”), and an ensemble of friends of all ages.