John Keith Stewart *53

Keith Stewart, professor of English emeritus at the University of Cincinnati, died April 3, 2013. He was 91.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Stanford in 1944. From Princeton, he received a master’s degree in 1947 and a Ph.D. in 1953, both in English. After a short period at the University of Virginia, Stewart joined the Cincinnati faculty in 1952, retiring in 1990.

Stewart’s field was 18th-century English literature. Upon retiring, he devoted himself to restoring books at the University of Cincinnati’s library (for which his family dedicated memorial contributions).

He was a lover of classical music, and, a few days after his passing, a memorial concert was held for him at the University’s Langsam Library. His children described him as a kind and generous man who, with their mother, guided them through the difficult 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s and off into life.

Stewart is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, whom he married in 1949; their three children; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

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