Word: pioneers
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Nathan Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy Isadore Twersky passed away last October at the age of 67. Twersky, described in The Crimson's obituary as "a pioneer in the study of Jewish thought," was an internationally renowned scholar who helped build Harvard's Center for Jewish Studies into a leading institute for the study of Jewish texts. A leader within the local Jewish community and within academe, Twersky seemed to have left everyone with a positive impression. He is sorely missed...
...Leonard Holman, Cooke Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School (HMS), a pioneer in nuclear medicine best known for his work on the effects of cocaine addiction, died of cancer Sunday at his home in Newton...
...Louisiana native, Beene gave up studying medicine at 19, believing that he could best express himself through design. He started his own label in 1963. Perhaps because his garments are so refined, it is easy to overlook Beene as fashion's pioneer in elevating the everyday. In 1970 he created evening wear out of materials like sweatshirt fabric and denim, an aesthetic later executed far less tastefully, albeit to greater splash, by Gianni Versace. Today Beene often buys shoes for his fashion shows along one of Manhattan's seedier discount shopping blocks. "There are jewels," he enthuses, "everywhere...
...should be singled out as a pioneer," Verba said...
...aware of the fact that I was a pioneer," says Higginbotham, one of the most prominent scholars in Afro-American women's history, one of her passions since her days as a graduate student, before the field was as well-established as it is today...