Political science lost one of its most respected—and beloved—colleagues on March 4, 2019. Sidney Verba of Harvard University made lasting contributions to several fields within political science at the same time that, as head of the Harvard’s library system, he pioneered the application of emerging digital technologies to the way information is accessed, stored, and used by libraries. Sid is remembered for his foundational contributions to political science; for his generous good citizenship in each of the many venues in which he operated; and for his warmth, humor, generosity, decency, fairness, and inclusivity to all who had the good fortune to encounter him.
Formal obituaries: Harvard Gazette / New York Times / Boston Globe / Harvard Crimson
A memorial video by Margy Verba can be seen here.
By Kay Lehman Schlozman & Henry E. Brady: Remembering Sidney Verba