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Seymour Simches Seymour Oliver Simches spent nearly four decades sharing his passion for French literature with Tufts undergraduates.
A tribute to Seymour Simches, beloved teacher and mentor
by Gabriella Goldstein Seymour O. Simches, one of Tufts' most popular teachers for nearly four decades and founding director of the Tufts European Center, died on January 18 in Medford, Mass. He was 83. Simches, the John Wade Professor of Romance Languages emeritus , shared his passion for French literature with generations of Tufts undergraduates. "A printed eulogy about Seymour Simches isn't really enough," said Sol Gittleman, the Alice and Nathan Gantcher University Professor and a friend and colleague for more than 30 years. "Seymour's legacy will be found in the thousand of students whose lives he changed, generations of Tufts students who found in him a surrogate parent, a warm and loving mentor with a heart." Caren Black Deardorf, J86, echoed similar feelings: "Prof. Simches really made his mark on thousands of students, on Tufts, on Talloires and on anyone who met him. It feels like that generation is passing, and it's even more important to keep it alive in our support of the European Center." | |
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