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Elliot Forbes ’40, a much-loved Harvard music professor who inspired generations of students and opened new doors for Beethoven research, died in his sleep on Jan. 10 in his Memorial Drive home, family members said. He was 88.
Forbes, a fixture on the Harvard campus for more than a half-century, joined the Music Department in 1958 and led the Harvard Glee Club and Radcliffe Choral Society through the 1960s. He retired from his post as Peabody professor of music in 1984.
Forbes attended Milton Academy, and after graduating from the College, he became a secondary school teacher. He returned to Harvard in 1945 to earn a master’s degree in music and taught at Princeton after graduation.
The world’s fifth wealthiest man, Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, is donating $20 million to Harvard to expand Islamic studies, the University announced yesterday. The donation will be used to launch a University-wide Islamic studies program and to endow four senior professorships...
Famous for their previous display of Fabergé eggs, the Forbes Galleries in New York City are now trying to attract visitors with lesser-known "Treasures of the Titans." A more accurate description of the 140 items assembled by the National Jewelry Institute: knickknacks of the rich and famous. Who, after...