Staffan Rosenborg ’45

Staffan Rosenborg died peacefully, of natural causes, on July 5, 1998, in Washington, D.C. His wife, Patricia Gilbert, an editor of the Natl. Geographic Society, predeceased him.

While at Princeton Staff majored in economics, graduating in 1948 after service in the Army as a German interpreter. He was born in 1922 in Geneva, Switzerland, to Swedish parents. His schooling included Sigtuna Humanistiska Laerovert, Sweden, the Intl. School of Geneva, Switzerland, and Princeton H.S.

He was an editor at the Library of Congress for many years, retiring in 1993. His lifelong interest and passion was jazz music, in which field he became well known as a collector and a friend of many musicians. His secondary love was skiing. Staff was universally liked for his integrity and sense of humor.

The class extends its sympathy to his son, Stephen G., and to his brothers, Rutger '46 and Thomas O.

The Class of 1945