John Glanville

John J. Glanville Professor emeritus, San Francisco State University, died on November 20th at the age of 89. He is survived by his wife Carol, son James, daughters Julia and Sarah, son-in-law Kai Lundgren-Williams, grandson Ilari, and sister-in-law Alice Broquist. A specialist in ancient and medieval philosophy, John taught for 60 years, 41 of them at SFSU. Born in the Buffalo, N.Y. area in 1921, he was a graduate of St. John's College, Minn. He received his Ph.D from Notre Dame and did post-doctoral studies in Toronto and Switzerland. Several generations of students will remember his exacting standards and the care with which he encouraged their work. Many of them went on to become professors themselves. John was an ardent union member and was an active participant in the 1968 strike at SFSU and at St. John's University, N.Y. in 1966. A memorial mass will be held at the old Mission Dolores on Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 11:00am. A reception follows in the church hall.