William C. Scott ’59 *64

Bill, a renaissance man who learned six languages, hiked, skied, ice skated, played golf, squash, and tennis, gourmet cooked, painted oils and watercolors, and played piano, died Oct. 13, 2025, in Hanover, N.H. He spent his entire career teaching classics, first at the preparatory school level, then at Dartmouth College.

Raised in Winnetka, Ill., Bill attended New Trier High School, where he was elected to the National Honor Society. A Phi Beta Kappa at Princeton, he majored in classics, played interclub squash and tennis, joined the Classics and Outing clubs, dined at Court Club, and roomed with Dan Keller and Roger Paulman. Following graduation, he taught at St. Paul’s and Andover before returning to Princeton for his M.A. in 1962, and his Ph.D. and marriage to Mary Lyons Baldwin in 1964.

In 1966, he joined the Dartmouth classics department. He received numerous accolades for his teaching, culminating in his appointment as Humanities Distinguished Research Professor in 1988. He chaired the task force charged with the renovation and expansion of the Dartmouth library to ensure its relevance in a digital world. He authored six books and, after his retirement from Dartmouth in 2004, continued teaching in the Osher Lifelong Learning program.

Bill is survived by his wife, Mary Lyons; daughters Alice and Ellen; son Charles; and six grandchildren.