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21Name:  Dr. Henry Rosovsky
 Institution:  Harvard University
 Year Elected:  1987
 Class:  3. Social Sciences
 Subdivision:  302. Economics
 Residency:  Resident
 Living? :   Deceased
 Birth Date:  1927
 Death Date:  November 11, 2022
   
 
Currently Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor Emeritus, Henry Rosovsky has been affiliated with Harvard University since 1965, both as a professor and dean of arts and sciences (1973-84). Noted for his expertise in economics, particularly on the economic development of Japan, Dr. Rosovsky has also undertaken important writing on the role of universities and the importance of the liberal arts in education. He is the author of books such as Japanese Economic Growth (1973), Capital Formation in Japan, 1868-1940 (1981) and The University An Owner's Manual (1990). He has also served as the co-chair of the UNESCO World Bank Task Force on Higher Education and Society. A member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, Dr. Rosovsky is the recipient of awards such as the Encyclopedia Brittanica's Achievement in Life Award and the DuBois Medal in African-American Studies.
 
22Name:  Prof. Arthur Schlesinger
 Institution:  City University of New York
 Year Elected:  1987
 Class:  3. Social Sciences
 Subdivision:  303. History Since 1715
 Residency:  Resident
 Living? :   Deceased
 Birth Date:  1917
 Death Date:  February 28, 2007
   
23Name:  Mr. Frank E. Taplin
 Institution:  Environmental Defense & Metropolitan Opera Association & Institute for Advanced Study & Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
 Year Elected:  1987
 Class:  5. The Arts, Professions, and Leaders in Public & Private Affairs
 Subdivision:  503. Administrators, Bankers and Opinion Leaders from the Public or Private Sectors
 Residency:  Resident
 Living? :   Deceased
 Birth Date:  1915
 Death Date:  May 11, 2003
   
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