Robert A. Maguire

[Charles Townsend]

I think it's odd that there was no real obit in the Times.  Why didn't  
Columbia do something?

	Charles Townsend
On Jul 17, 2005, at 3:05 PM, Cathy Popkin wrote:

> 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
>>
>> www.genevragerhart.com
>> www.russiancommonknowledge.com
>>
>> -----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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