Robert A. Maguire

[Edwina Cruise]

PLEASE be sure to let me know the date and time of the memorial service. 
I am shocked to learn of his death. He did so much for me. xxEdwina

Cathy Popkin wrote:

>Columbia University’s Department of Slavic Languages and 
>Literatures is sad to announce the death, on July 8, 2005, in New York 
>City, of Robert A. Maguire, Professor Emeritus of Russian and the former 
>Boris Bakhmeteff Professor of Russian and East European Studies.
>
> Even in his declining health, Bob continued to do what he loved to 
>do, writing about and translating the great works of Russian literature.  
>He died just days after completing his new translation of The Possessed, 
>to be published by Penguin Books, and just months after the appearance of 
>his brand new translation of Dead Souls.
>
> Applied to most people, “towering figure” is a cliché, but Bob’s 
>contributions to the field of Slavic literature—from his timeless Red 
>Virgin Soil to his masterful Exploring Gogol—warrant that and more.  Bob’s 
>many friends will remember his immense (but lightly worn) erudition, his 
>high standards, his luminous prose, his virtuosity as a violist, his 
>devotion to his beliefs, his generous heart, and his unmistakable, 
>irascible wit.  We in Columbia’s Slavic Department were lucky: Bob warmed 
>us with his friendship and inspired us by his example.  We will miss him 
>terribly.
>
> There will be a memorial service at Columbia in September.  The 
>details will be provided as soon as the date is set.
>
>Cathy Popkin
>Chair
>Department of Slavic Languages
>Columbia University
>
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