Robert L. Belknap

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Robert L. Belknap
Dean of Columbia College
Acting
In office
1976–1977
Preceded byPeter Pouncey
Succeeded byArnold Collery
Personal details
Born(1929-12-23)December 23, 1929
PhD)
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship (1994)

Robert Lamont Belknap

Columbia College, and director of the Harriman Institute.[2] He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1994.[3]

Biography

Belknap was born in

University of Leningrad.[2]

Belknap began teaching at Columbia in 1956, and served as interim dean in 1975, and director of the Harriman Institute from 1977 to 1980.[2] A scholar of Russian literature, he specialized in the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky, notably on The Brothers Karamazov.[1][7] His work is considered as one of the best studies on Dostoevsky produced by the present generation of scholars.[8][9]

Belknap served as chairman of the board of the Brearley School.[1][10]

Belknap was married to historian and academic

Cliff Island, Maine.[10] He died on March 17, 2014, in New York City.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "ROBERT LAMONT BELKNAP Obituary (2014) New York Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  2. ^ a b c d "In Memoriam: Robert L. Belknap '57 SIPA, '59 GSAS, Professor Emeritus | Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  3. ^ "Robert L. Belknap". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  4. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  5. ^ "Robert L. Belknap '51". Princeton Alumni Weekly. 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  6. ^ "Robert L. Belknap '51". Princeton Alumni Weekly. 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  7. ^ "Robert L. Belknap Dissertation Prize | Department of Slavic Languages". slavic.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  8. ^ "Genesis of The Brothers Karamazov". Northwestern University Press. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  9. ^ Dirda, Michael (May 18, 2016). "'Meanwhile, back at the ranch' and other storytelling tricks explained in 'Plots'". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Bulletin, Wilton (2014-04-15). "Robert Lamont Belknap, 84". The Wilton Bulletin. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  11. ^ "Whittaker (Hyla), Cynthia". www.poles.org. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
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