Obituary Archives - Stanford Report

Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences — October 20, 2023

A ‘passionate and demanding commitment’ to teaching younger poets

Stanford faculty and former students remember Nobel Laureate Louise Gluck.

Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences — September 20, 2023

Walter Falcon, global authority on food security, has died

Raised on a farm in east Iowa and educated in a one-room schoolhouse, the Stanford economics professor was an internationally sought-after agricultural adviser.

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research — September 18, 2023

Health economics pioneer Victor Fuchs has died

Fuchs’ influence and tireless devotion to the field of health care economics and the Stanford community spanned decades.

Stanford Engineering — August 7, 2023

Hank Parker, master of heavy construction, has died

A veteran of mid-century highway and dam projects, Parker was enticed to Stanford by the opportunity to bring rigor to the construction industry.

Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences — August 2, 2023

Tze Leung Lai, professor of statistics, has died

Lai is remembered as a dedicated mentor and prolific scholar with an interdisciplinary approach to theoretical statistics and mathematics.

Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences — June 30, 2023

Lyman P. Van Slyke has died

A relentless yet humble scholar, Van Slyke helped distinguish Stanford’s Department of History for its scholarship in East Asian studies.

Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences — June 15, 2023

Stanley Wojcicki has died

The experimental particle physicist took part in his field's most explosive phases of discovery and is remembered for his wisdom and warmth.

Stanford Engineering — June 12, 2023

Robert Madix has died

The professor of chemical engineering and of chemistry is remembered as a major force in the study of the surface chemistry of catalysis.

Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences — June 9, 2023

Jean-Marie Apostolidès has died

The literary scholar and dramatist wrote about Cyrano de Bergerac, Tintin, King Louis XIV, and the Unabomber’s manifesto, among many other topics.

May 12, 2023

Marshall S. Smith, former dean at Stanford GSE, dies at 85

An influential figure in education who served in four federal administrations, Smith was a strong advocate for educational equity and standards-based reform.