New York, New York
HAIDU--Peter (Pierre Hajdu) died on Tuesday, February 7th, his children Noah and Rachel Haidu close by. Peter was a professor of French medieval literature, noted especially for his books The Subject Medieval/Modern and The Subject of Violence: The Song of Roland and the Birth of the State. He...
Read MoreProfessor Haidu was a wonderful professor at UCLA. It was a privilege to be in his courses on medieval French literature. My sincere condolences to the family.
student
January 21, 2024 | School
Ah...those wonderful days and dinners and parties in Urbana with the Haidus. We always remember Peter.
Martha, Guido, Rosana, and Valerie Francescato
February 04, 2020 | San Rafael, CA | Friend
November 18, 2017 Jack The Horse Tavern
My wife Kate and I had the privilege to dine Peter in November in Brooklyn. We spend the evening arguing about Chrétien de Troyes and the Conte du Graal, it was memorable! His mind was intact, alive and deep as ever. Peter has been a lifelong inspiration to me; in particular, my own book about the Chanson de Roland would not have existed without his. The subject of violence -which I read in typescript form - is one of the rare masterpieces of literary and historical criticism.
We will...
Alexandre Leupin
February 16, 2017 | Baton Rouge, LA
Deepest sympathy to Noah & family & Rachel Haidu.
Love to you all.
Doug Hilson
February 10, 2017
We always remember when we were all together at the University of Illinois -- having dinner, going to movies, getting together to chat for hours... Good old times!
Martha and Guido Francescato
February 10, 2017 | San Rafael, CA
Peter is a man of great inspiration, wisdom, and passion. We had a memorable conversation on time and modernity in histories's past, humanity and the world, when I first and last saw him in Rachel's Thanksgiving dinner in 2016. His spirit is timelessly illuminating.
Lihong Liu
February 10, 2017 | Rochester, NY
Our condolences on your loss. Our thoughts are with you. Steve, Maritza, and Sofia
February 10, 2017
So glad to have known Peter and I send love to all the family. His impact will live on.
Carole Weinstein
February 10, 2017 | New York, NY
