Henry Rosovsky | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1, 1927 Free City of Danzig, (modern Gdansk, Poland) |
| Died | November 11, 2022 (aged 95) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse | Nitza |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | A.B. College of William and Mary, PhD Harvard University |
| Occupation | Professor, college administrator |
Henry Rosovsky (September 1, 1927 – November 11, 2022)[1] was an American economist and academic administrator who served as dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of Harvard University. Following a career as an economic historian specializing in East Asia, Rosovsky was named dean in 1973 by Harvard President Derek Bok.[2] He served from 1973 to 1984 and, again, in 1990 to 1991. He also served as acting president of Harvard[3] in 1984 and 1987. In 1985, Rosovsky became a member of Harvard’s governing body, the Harvard Corporation, until 1997. He was the first Harvard faculty member to do so in a century.
Rosovsky was a professor of economics and chair of Harvard’s Department of Economics.[4] He held the Geyser University Professorship Emeritus. He was married to retired former Harvard Semitic Museum curator and author Nitza Rosovsky. Together they had three children, Leah, Judith, and Michael.[5] In May 2020, Leah Rosovsky was appointed Stanford Calderwood Director of the Boston Athenæum.[6]