Raymond Westbrook, 62, authority on ancient Near East law
August 3, 2009
Raymond Westbrook, the W.W. Spence Professor in Semitic Languages in the Department of Near Eastern Studies in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, died on July 23 in London following a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 62.
Westbrook, who came to Johns Hopkins in 1987, was considered the leading authority on ancient [...]
Giovanni Arrighi, 71, brought bold perspective to social theory
July 6, 2009
Giovanni Arrighi, the George Armstrong Kelly Professor of Sociology, died on June 18 at his home in Baltimore after a yearlong battle with cancer.
Obituary: Philip Curtin, 87, expert on African, comparative world history
June 22, 2009
Tirelessly energetic, often controversial and invariably stimulating, Curtin played a catalytic role in scholarly debates over African and world history.
