Lawrence Evans

Mine is another extremely belated entry here, since I just now stumbled on Prof. Evans´s obit while inquiring (on line) about another professor I had at Northwestern. As with the others who have left comments here, he was my favorite professor there, though I did not encounter him until my last year there. I was then among Prof. Evans´s very first students there, in the fall of 1962, when I signed up for the basic English Lit survey course that was then a prerequisite for English majors....

Lawrence Evans was a huge influence on my study at Northwestern as a graduate student in 1992-93. He stepped up and "mentored" my independent research for my master's thesis during rather troubled times on campus. I am so sorry for his loss and especially regret not having counseled with him subsequently during my further graduate work and visits to Chicago after my relocation to New York. He was a source of inspiration that will remain with me always. My condolences, belatedly, to his...

Lawrence Evans was also one of my best teachers when I was an undergraduate at Northwestern University. He really knew his material, and he was generous with his time.

I always regretted that I avoided taking a course with him until my senior year. He had a reputation for being very hard, but the challenge of his courses was matched by his willingness to spend time with students who wished to revise their essays.

I am now an English professor myself, and his pedagogical...

Dr. Evans was one of my favorite professors at Northwestern, from 1970. His own personal passion for Walter Pater swept me along and I read him voraciously --- but also, his guidance and teaching has stayed with me to this day. I regret I never made the time to contact him again, or stop to see him during a trip to the Chicago area. But I am saddened to know he's gone, and send my sympathies to his surviving family.