Professor Ezra Vogel, 'A Towering Figure in East Asian Studies' with a 'Heart of Gold,' Dies at 90 | News
With a dedication to scholarship and an innate ability to connect with others, Harvard professor emeritus Ezra F. Vogel will be remembered for not just âhow many books he wrote, but how many people he touched,â his son, Steven K. Vogel, said. Vogel, who served as Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences, Emeritus, and was described by his colleagues as a visionary in East Asian studies, died on Dec. 20 at age 90 of complications from cancer surgery. His work, centered around East Asia, spanned a wide range of disciplines from sociology to political science and, in later years,...