RIP: Roy Rosenzweig, digital historian

BB reader Sarah says,

Roy Rosenzweig, founder of the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University, died on October 11, 2007. He was a pioneer in digital history and pushed for open access and for use of digital material in historical scholarship.

Link to Washington Post obit. More here. Image: Jon Goell -- Gmu Center For History And New Media.

[#1 posted by Kurt Clemens , October 13, 2007 2:31 PM]

RIP is an acceptable acronym. It is also lazy writing. Let not the comfort of convenience sway you too far from respect.

[#2 posted by ricket , October 15, 2007 12:04 AM]

My least favorite thing about reading on the internet these days is how I have to read obituaries constantly. Every damn week.

RIP RIP!