In 1997, Hughes received the American Historical Association's Award for Scholarly Distinction. The Italian government also commended him for his work in Italian history.

On a pro-disarmament platform, Hughes ran in Massachusetts as an independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in the 1962 race against Democrat Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56. He was also one of the few Harvard professors to publicly object to the war in Vietnam.

Daniel Henry Holmes Ingalls '36

Former Sanskrit and Indian Studies Department Chair Daniel Henry Holmes Ingalls '36, who taught at Harvard for 35 years, died July 17 of heart failure in Hot Springs, Va. He was 83.

During his time at Harvard, Holmes ushered in a rise in student interest in South Asia.

In this period, Ingalls also published two books that are considered classics of Sanskrit studies. His writings and teachings have had a wide range of influence among Sanskrit scholars.

Ingalls, who also served as president of the American Oriental Society, retired in 1983 to serve as chair of Virginia Hot Springs, Inc., his family business.

A native of New York, Ingalls earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Harvard.

Kirsten P. Kent

A Harvard Extension School student, Kirsten P. Kent, died Jan. 4 following a car accident in Florida on New Year's Day.

For several years, Kent's passion had been treating children with autism--work she planned to continue after her schooling.

"Her idea was touching and talking, not just going by the book--and she had some breakthroughs," her father said.

Friends remembered Kent, who registered with the Extension School this past fall, wrote whole "collections" of poetry. Some of her poems, including one titled "Finding Perfection," were read at a memorial service in Sarasota, Fla.

Though Kent was not enrolled in a degree program, her father said she had hoped to enter the College and go on to receive a Ph.D. to give her the formal training she would need to work in education and speech therapy.