Robert A. Maguire

[Cathy Popkin]

It is, indeed.  I still can't quite assimilate the fact that he's not 
sitting around somewhere being sardonic.  The spooky thing is that every 
time I talk to his brother (which is often, in the course of making 
arrangements), I do a double take, because he sounds exactly like Bob.

We're holding a memorial service on Sept. 15.  I'll post the details as 
soon as the time is finalized.

Best,
Cathy Popkin

--On Saturday, July 09, 2005 2:19 PM -0700 Genevra Gerhart 
<ggerhart at COMCAST.NET> wrote:

> You said it well. It's a sad day.
>
> Genevra Gerhart
>
> ggerhart at comcast.net
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> www.genevragerhart.com
> www.russiancommonknowledge.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
> [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Cathy Popkin
> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 10:58 AM
> To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
> Subject: [SEELANGS] Robert A. Maguire
>
> 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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