Members of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute community and the larger Columbia University community have been paying tribute to the late Wm. Theodore de Bary, the John Mitchell Mason Professor Emeritus and Provost Emeritus, who helped pioneer the study of the Asian humanities in the United States and who was a dedicated teacher and mentor to generations of Columbia students. … [Read more...]
WEAI Mourns the Death of Columbia Professor Wm. Theodore de Bary (1919-2017)
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute mourns the death of Wm. Theodore de Bary, the John Mitchell Mason Professor Emeritus and Provost Emeritus at Columbia University, who helped pioneer the study of the Asian humanities in the United States and who was a dedicated teacher and mentor to generations of Columbia students. Professor de Bary, who passed away July 14, 2017, received … [Read more...]