Henry Rosovsky
Henry Rosovsky (September 1, 1927 – November 11, 2022) 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. He served from 1973 to 1984 and, again, in 1990 to 1991. He also served as Acting President of Harvard 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.
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| 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 |
Rosovsky was a Professor of Economics and chair of its Department of Economics. 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. In May 2020, Leah Rosovsky was appointed Stanford Calderwood Director of the Boston Athenæum.