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Departures of Note

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Academia

10 Entries on file

  1. Hershel ParkerHershel Parker was an American literary scholar renowned for his authoritative biography of Herman Melville and his extensive work on Melville's writings.
  2. Mike WallaceAmerican historian who co-authored the Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898' and specialized in public history.
  3. Carlo GinzburgCarlo Ginzburg was an Italian historian renowned for pioneering microhistory, best known for his book The Cheese and the Worms.
  4. Robert ThurmanRobert Thurman, a leading expert on Tibetan Buddhism and father of Uma Thurman, has died at 84.
  5. Gregory WilliamsGregory Williams was an American academic renowned for his unconventional scholarship on race and social inequality.
  6. John BasingerJohn Basinger, an American literary scholar and memory expert, was renowned for memorizing all twelve books of Milton’s “Paradise Lost.”
  7. Gordon S. WoodEminent historian of the American Revolution dies at 92
  8. Alan GribbenAlan Gribben was an American literary scholar known for his controversial expurgated edition of Mark Twain's *Adventures of Huckleberry Finn*.
  9. Ittai GradelIttai Gradel was a Danish antiquities dealer and academic who exposed a major theft scandal at the British Museum.
  10. Andrew HackerAndrew Hacker (1929–2026) was an American political scientist and public intellectual known for his provocative critiques of higher education and American politics.

The Register is compiled continuously from public dispatches. Times indicate when each report first reached the Register, not the moment of departure. The Registrar makes no claim of completeness or of accuracy; particulars are drawn from early and unconfirmed reports, and may later prove mistaken.