Obituaries
John Martin, an emeritus professor of art who was an authority on the painter Peter Paul Rubens and had a large student following during his 40 years of teaching, died July 26 in Princeton. He was 83.
Martin's major contribution to art history was his monograph, "The Ceiling Paintings for the Jesuit Church in Antwerp" (1968), which was selected as the first volume in a definitive catalogue of Rubens' work.
He also wrote "The Decorations for the Pompa Introitus Ferdinandi," a later volume in the Rubens series, for which he received the Charles Rufus Morey Book Award of the College Art Association.
Martin earned his master of fine arts degree from Princeton in 1941. He returned to the University after World War II to earn his doctoral degree in 1947. He joined the faculty that year and served as chair of the Department of Art and Archaeology from 1973 to 1979. He was granted emeritus status in 1987.
A memorial service is scheduled for 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, in the University Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the Marquand Library at Princeton.
John Tukey, an emeritus Princeton professor considered to be one of the most important contributors to modern statistics, died July 26. He was 85.
Tukey developed many important tools of modern statistics and introduced concepts that were central to the creation of today's telecommunications technologies. In addition to his formidable research achievements, Tukey was known for his penchant for coining terms that reflected new ideas and techniques in the sciences and is credited with introducing the computer science terms "bit" (short for binary digit) and "software."
Tukey, the Donner Professor of Science Emeritus, actively applied his mathematical insights to real-world problems in engineering and social sciences, serving as staff researcher and associate executive director for research at Bell Labs, now the research and development arm of Lucent Technologies. For decades, he was an active consultant to such companies as Educational Testing Service and Merck & Co., and contributed to such areas as military operations in World War II, U.S. census-taking strategies and projecting the election-day results of presidential contests for national television.
Tukey earned his doctoral degree from Princeton in 1939 and joined the mathematics faculty that same year. He helped found a department of statistics and served as its chair. He was granted emeritus status in 1985.
A memorial service will take place this fall. Memorial contributions may be made either to: the UVa Fund for Historic Preservation (with mention of Elizabeth Tukey), P.O. Box 3446, Charlottesville, VA 22903; or to the New Bedford Whaling Museum Collection Fund for Manuscripts and/or Books (with mention of Tukey), 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA, 02740.
Current employees
Angela Jaruszewski, 58, senior systems coordinator in dining services and with the University since 1978, died on June 10.
Arlene Kronewitter, 64, office coordinator in psychology and with the University since 1978, died on Aug. 14.
Retired employees
April: Roger Gould, 71 (1975-1984, Plasma Physics Lab).
May: Thomas Clayton, 69 (1982-1995, Plasma Physics Lab).
June: Wilmer Ames, 77 (1962-1989, psychology); Helen Glover, 82 (1974-1990, Plasma Physics Lab); and Max Karschner, 76 (1964-1989, maintenance).
July: Sandra Kalajian, 68 (1970-1998, art and archaeology); James Kopliner, 73 (1965-1991, public safety); and Charles Szalwinski, 70 (1980-1995, carpenter shop).
August: James Billups, 75 (1980-1990, building services); William Clark, 69 (1960-1994, building services); Walter Davidson, 82 (1964-1983, physics); and George Martin, 73 (1955-1996, Plasma Physics Lab).
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