Newton, Massachusetts
DEVLIN, Dr. James Patrick Of Newton, November 17, 2010. Born October 2, 1943, in Chicago, son of the late James Joseph and Beth (Kruse) Devlin, grew up in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey. B.A. Notre Dame University, M.A. Dusquesne University, Ph.D. the University of Texas at Austin. Philosopher, professor,...
Read MoreStill think about you, sir. A lot. I wish we could have another conversation at T's pub. The depth of your intellect never ceased to astound me.
Craig Thomson
November 18, 2020 | Hudson, NH | Student
Dr. Devlin will always hold a special place in my mind and heart. His enthusiasm was infectious, his depth of knowledge astounding. I am honored to have called myself his student. He is the type of person you meet only very rarely in life, and he will be truly missed.
Craig Thomson
December 13, 2012 | Merrimack, NH
Dr. Devlin taught me programming, not a tool to program with, but basics of how to understand and read a program. And from this knowledge, integrations are always self evident. He taught me that if there's data in one place, you can move it somewhere else. His teaching style was unique and effective. I owe him my career.
Chris Meusel
November 27, 2012 | Ayer, MA
Dr. Devlin was a masterful professor who was single-handedly responsible for my long and successful career as a programmer.
I will not forget him as long as I live. Truly a singular personality. Witty, funny, always the smartest man in the room. He will be remembered and he will be missed.
Jeff Luckett
November 26, 2012 | Newton, MA
Dr. Devlin was unquestionably the most personally influential and memorable professor I had at BU. His frenetic, passionate, and borderline manic Core discussion sessions were unpredictable, engaging, and enriching. More than any professor, he challenged me how to think critically. He breathed vitality into the classics and had an uncanny knack for relating them to contemporary themes. He was a towering intellect, a loveable kook, a "brutally shocking (as he loved to say)" and honest...
Eric Gornstein
October 28, 2011 | Lexington, MA
Dr. Devlin was like Prof Harold Hill, except that at the end of his course, we all really could play The Minuet in G.
I owe him all of my career successes. Thank you, Dr. Devlin.
Todd Porter
July 27, 2011 | Hollis, NH
Beacon of Logos. Sharer of Promethean fire. The Colossus of Boston University. Noble his Telos remains. Thank you, Professor!
a student
July 19, 2011 | New Brunswick, NJ
"My sincere and deepest condolences to Jim's family and close friends. He was a wonderful person and mentor to me as I was entering into the world of Information Technology. I will miss him dearly and will always remember how he helped shape my career."
With love and respect,
Jack M. Pariury
Jack Pariury
June 11, 2011 | Watertown, MA
Jim Devlin was my T.A. for a discussion section for John Silber's Plan II philosophy in 1970. I can think of no teacher who had more of an influence on me than him. Well, Silber was close, and imagine encountering the two of them in the same class. That was when I decided to study philosophy. Devlin was so brilliant and so intensively intellectual that he was always slightly scary. He always kept us on our toes because we were never sure what would happen next. I came across this...
March 28, 2011