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Victor Hill IV

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

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Victor E. Hill IV Dr. Victor Ernst Hill IV, the Thomas T. Read Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus, at Williams College, died at Berkshire Medical Center on 23 July; he was 76.Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Victor graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon...

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Victor was one of a kind. I greatly enjoyed our conversations at St. Margaret's convent and was glad I was able to attend one of his amazing harpsichord concerts. I will miss him but look forward to meeting up with him again on the "other side."

Victor was a fellow Pittsburgher and an extraordinary Professor, musician, collector of peguins and friend! I was privileged to be his stage manager during his Griffin Hall Concerts during my years at Williams (1967-1971). He always told me that if his custom made, very expensive prized harpsichord ever started to fall while we were trying to load it into his '54 Packard Hearse, I'd better be under it! One of his less heralded, but much appreciated accomplishments was getting me through...

Victor was a gentleman. An intellectual and an extraordinary musician. We enjoyed his music both at church and in less formal settings. The amazing connections that he was able to create between his two loves - mathematics and music were amazing. He wii be missed.