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Reuben P. Prichard Jr. *56

Prichard was a 1947 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a 1955 aeronautical engineering graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School. In 1956, he received…

E. Keith Mcpheeters *56

A veteran of World War II, McPheeters received a degree in architecture from Oklahoma State University and an MFA in architecture from Princeton in 1956…

Karol Krotki *60

Born in Poland, Krotki escaped into exile after the 1939 Nazi invasion that started World War II. Enlisting in the British Army, he fought in…

Arthur T. Dietz *53

Mike was born in Limestone, Maine, where his father served at Loring Air Force Base. The family moved to overseas postings in France, Germany, and…

Sarah Bancroft *79

Bancroft earned a bachelor’s in classical Greek from Swarthmore in 1970. At Princeton, she received a doctorate in classical archaeology in 1979. Because there were…

Benjamin F. Leonard III *51

Benjamin F. Leonard, a geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey from 1943 to 1993, died peacefully Sept. 5, 2008, at home. He was 87. Leonard…

Charlton Desaussure *42

Charlton was born in Fort Clark, Texas, and grew up in various Army posts, following his father, who was a lieutenant colonel in the cavalry…

Leonardo Bartolini *91

Bartolini came to the United States from Italy to study economics, and earned a Ph.D. from Princeton in 1991. He worked at the International Monetary…

George Palmer Garrett Jr. ’52 *85

Returning to Princeton after four years in the Army, he completed his master’s degree in 1956 and launched his remarkable career in literature and as…

C. Sylvester Whitaker Jr. *64

C. Sylvester Whitaker Jr., professor of political science emeritus and former dean of social sciences at the University of Southern California, died Nov. 29, 2008…

George C. Sponsler III ’49 *52

George prepared for Princeton at Calvin Coolidge High School in Washington, D.C. At Princeton he majored in engineering physics. He was elected to Phi Beta…

Oded Schramm *90

Born in Israel, Schramm received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Hebrew University. In 1990, he earned a Ph.D. in mathematics from Princeton. Schramm worked at…

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2023: Lives Lived & Lost

PAW Published memorials for 569 alumni in 2023, and in this issue, we reflect on 13 of those lives, the impact they had on Princeton, their families, and the world.

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