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Edwin H. Rian *27

The Reverend Dr. Edwin H. Rian died Aug. 22, 1995. He was 95. He lived in San Diego, Calif. Born in Minneapolis, Minn., he earned…

Calvert Nice Ellis *27

Calvert Nice Ellis, president emeritus of Juniata College, prominent educator, and ordained minister in the Church of the Brethren, died Apr. 7, 1995. He was…

Ralph D. Bennett *27

RALPH BENNETT died of pneumonia Feb. 15, 1994. He was 93 years old. He got his Ph.D. in physics from the Univ. of Chicago and…

Oscar L. Updike ’25 *26

Oscar Updike was born in Princeton and attended Princeton H.S. He graduated from Princeton as a civil engineer and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa…

Burnett Coburn Turner ’25 *26

Sandy Turner was born in Los Angeles on Dec. 3, 1902. After Los Angeles H.S. and a year at the U. of Southern California, he…

Frank Benjamin Hurt *26

FRANK BENJAMIN HURT, distinguished educator and historian, died at home in Ferrum, Va., Feb. 16, 1992, at the age of 92. Born in Ferrum, Prof…

Frank Whitson Fetter *26

FRANK WHITSON FETTER aged 92, distinguished economist, monetary authority, and professor, died July 7, 1991, in Hanover, N.H. Born in San Francisco, Prof. Fetter earned…

Ranald G. Dunning ’24 *25

Ranald Dunning died July 15, 1998, at Princeton Medical Center. Born Oct. 6, 1902, in Lyndon, Ohio, to Smith G. Dunning 1892 and Agnes Powers…

John H. Wolfenden *25

JOHN H. WOLFENDEN, 87 years of age, died Dec. 27, 1989, in Hanover, N.H. He was born in 1902 in Failsworth, near Manchester, England. He…

Benjamin Dean Meritt *25

BENJAMIN DEAN MERITT *25, classics scholar and prof. emeritus of Greek history and epigraphy at the Inst. Of Advanced Study at Princeton, N.J., died July…

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