In her "Homage to John Coolidge" the Editor,Naomi Miller, wrote: "Few occasions could haveelicited such an outpouring of gratitude--aneagerness to participate in paying tribute to ascholar, teacher, and friend who has been activewith this journal since its inception...Thequality of the contributions bears testimony toJohn Coolidge's prominence in the field."

Keith N. Morgan, president of the Society ofArchitectural Historians, stated that "JohnCoolidge was one of the dominant scholars in thediscipline of architectural history and one of themost generous individuals anyone could ever havethe privilege to know.

His widely read scholarship ranged from studiesin the Italian Renaissance to a monograph on theindustrial architecture of nineteenth-century NewEngland. He was a teacher whose influence willcontinue for many years."

Professor Coolidge was appointed BinghamProfessor, University of Louisville in 1985. Hewas appointed Samuel H. Kress Professor for the1991-1992 academic year at the National Gallery ofArt's Center for Advanced Study in Visual Arts.The position is reserved for a distinguished arthistorian, who, as a senior member of the Center,pursues scholarly work and counsels predoctoralfellows in their dissertation research.

The funeral service will be private. There willbe a Memorial Service at Memorial Church, HarvardUniversity, in October.

Professor Coolidge is survived by his wife,Mary Welch Coolidge; his daughter, Mary-ElizabethWarren; his brother, Archibald Coolidge; hissisters, Theresa Cerutti, Rachel Kimball, JaneWhitehill, and Elizabeth Moizeau; hisgrandchildren, John Coolidge Warren and SarahWarren Jaffe; and his great-grandchildren, EthanWarren and Amanda Warren.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial may be sent tothe Fogg Art Museum for the John Coolidge ObjectsLaboratory renovation project