In memoriam: Professor Emeritus David Higgs
Dear colleagues,
I am writing with the very sad news that David Higgs, who taught in the Department of History from 1964 until his retirement in 2004 passed away yesterday in Toronto.
David was a much beloved colleague and teacher, with a generous manner and a keen wit. His major interests included the social and political history of France and Portugal from the 17th to the 19th centuries, the socio-religious history of colonial Brazil, migration, and sexual dissidences. We will be sharing further information shortly
Please find an obituary here (pdf document); many thanks to Eric Jennings for writing it. There is as yet no word of a memorial service, but we will share with you any information that we receive.
Nick Terpstra
Originally Posted: October 24, 2014