Richard W. Leopold ’33

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Richard W. Leopold, known to his family and friends as Dick, died on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23, 2006. He was 94.

Born Jan. 6, 1912, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Dick had a deep, professorial voice. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa at Princeton and went on to receive a master’s and doctorate from Harvard. He served as an officer in the Navy during World War II.

Dick enriched the lives of students at Northwestern University, where he was on the faculty. He loved history and shared that passion with his students. In his last years, he made a point of attending annually a lecture the university had created in his honor. While at Northwestern, he raised his voice and fought to prevent the university from dismantling its Naval ROTC program.

He is survived by a nephew, John P. Leopold.

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