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Henry Rosovsky
College professor and administrator (1927–2022)
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 its 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 have three children, Leah, Judith, and Michael.[5] In May 2020, Leah Rosovsky was appointed Stanford Calderwood Director of the Boston Athenæum.[6]