Lawrence J. Ross, Ph.D., professor emeritus of English in Arts and Sciences, died of a heart attack Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1996, at The Jewish Hospital of St. Louis. He was 69.
Ross, of University City, joined the Washington University faculty with tenure as a professor of English in 1963. He retained that title until 1994, when he became professor emeritus.
Ross was a Renaissance scholar whose special interest was Shakespeare, the drama, iconography and criticism. His earlier publications include editions of plays by Shakespeare and other Elizabethan dramatists and a monograph on Shakespeare and Michelangelo.
Born in New York on May 11, 1926, Ross received a bachelor's degree in 1947 from Queens College in New York and master's and doctoral degrees in 1949 and 1957 from Princeton University.
A memorial service was held on Saturday, Jan. 27, in Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall. His body was cremated.
Survivors include his wife, Luba R. Ross; a daughter, Jenny E. Ross of Truckee, Calif.; a son, Jonathan E. Ross of Tampa, Fla.; and two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Jewish Hospital Division of Cardiology Research Fund, c/o The Jewish Hospital Development Office, 216 S. Kingshighway Blvd., St. Louis, MO, 63110.
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