BURTON-PIKE-Obituary

BURTON PIKE

New York, New York

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PIKE--Burton, translator and scholar of Comparative Literature and German, passed away in New York City at 92 on December 22, 2022. Burton was known for his co-translation of Austrian novelist Robert Musil's monumental novel "The Man Without Qualities," and for extensive scholarly work on Musil,...

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Burton was caring gracious and generous. My first experience with him was when he welcomed my sister and I (first cousins once removed) around ages 14 & 16 to stay with him for a weekend circa 1978. He seemed genuinely interested in us and indulged us. I returned to that apartment a few times for short visits decades apart, most recently last summer, and found him so much the same. I am proud and honored to have known and loved him.