Obituary

Graciela Teresa de Pierris, historian of modern philosophy, dies at 74

Her scholarship led to insights on Hume, Locke, Descartes, and others.

Portrait of Graciela De Pierris
Photo by Steve Castillo
Tze Leung Lai wearing a light-blue collared shirt, royal blue and red tie, and dark coat standing under one of the arcades along Stanford University's Main Quad

Tze Leung Lai, professor of statistics with an interdisciplinary approach, dies at 77

Lyman P. Van Slyke cruises along the Yangtze River during a Stanford Alumni Association travel and study trip in China. Photo courtesy of the Van Slyke family.

Lyman P. Van Slyke, pioneering scholar of Chinese history, dies at 94

Professor Stanley Wojcicki has died at age 86

Jean-Marie Apostolidès wearing glasses, a hat, and a blue collared shirt with thin white stripes

Jean-Marie Apostolidès, literary scholar and dramatist, dies at 79

Paul David

Paul A. David, who made Stanford a leading center for economic history, dies at 87

Headshot of Peter Duus

Peter Duus, an authority on the modern Japanese nation, dies at 88

Robert Finn

Robert Finn, an expert in the mathematics of complex surfaces and capillaries, has died at 100

Image of Harumi Befu

Harumi Befu, professor emeritus of anthropology, dies at 92