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'''Russell G. Smith''', June 7, [[1929]] - Professor of Sociology (jumped)<br>
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|June 7, [[1929]]|Russell G. Smith|Professor of Sociology |jumped
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'''Louis Finkelstein''', March 9, [[1930]] - Law School student (jumped)<br>
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'''Edgar F. Grossman''', May 11, [[1933]] - PhD Candidate in Philosophy (self-inflicted gunshot)<br>
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|March 9, [[1930]] |Louis Finkelstein|Law School student |jumped
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'''Fred Lester Acer''', June 16, [[1937]] - student (lethal dose of sleeping medication)<br>
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'''Robert E. Chaddock''', October 21, [[1939]] - Professor of Statistics (jumped)<br>
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|May 11, [[1933]] |Edgar F. Grossman|PhD Candidate in Philosophy |self inflicted gunshot
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'''Marvin Krueger''', April 13, [[1941]] - Assistant Professor of Education (gas)<br>
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'''Rudolf Schoenheimer''', September 11, [[1941]] - Professor of Biological Chemistry (toxic acid)<br>
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|June 16, [[1937]] |Fred Lester Acer|student |lethal dose of sleeping medication
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'''Marion Ellis''', May 3, [[1942]] - student (gas)<br>
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'''Habeeb Ahmed Faruqi''', January 15, [[1948]] - Teachers College student (jumped from ninth floor of [[Furnald]])<br>
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|October 21, [[1939]] |Robert E. Chaddock|Professor of Statistics |jumped
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'''Dorothy Bordes''', October 5, [[1951]] - student (hanging)<br>
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'''Edward R. Fenn''', October 20, [[1953]] - student (self-inflicted gunshot)<br>
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|April 13, [[1941]] |Marvin Krueger|Assistant Professor of Education |gas
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'''Madeline Jean Sommers''', July 21, [[1954]] - summer student (fire)<br>
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'''Lawrence Goldsmith Jr.''', January 3, [[1955]] - student (sedative overdose)<br>
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|September 11, [[1941]] |Rudolf Schoenheimer|Professor of Biological Chemistry |toxic acid
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'''Frank William Ritchie Jr.''', April 28, [[1958]] - [[General Studies]] student (self-inflicted gunshot)<br>
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'''Michael Bogost''', April 17, [[1960]] - student (potassium cyanide)<br>
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|May 3, [[1942]] |Marion Ellis|student |gas
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'''Richard Kulick''', November 26, [[1961]] - Dental School student (self-inflicted gunshot)<br>
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'''Deborah Daniels''', May 4, [[1965]] - [[Teachers College]] student (jumped)<br>
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|January 15, [[1948]] |Habeeb Ahmed Faruqi|Teachers College student |jumped from ninth floor of [[Furnald]]
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'''Christine Gallant''', November 25, [[1968]] - librarian (sleeping pill overdose, drowned in bathtub)<br>
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'''Hsio Min Feng''', February 18, [[1974]] - Professor of Chinese (jumped in front of subway in [[Queens]])<br>
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|October 5, [[1951]] |Dorothy Bordes|student |hanging
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'''Jonathan A. Spohn''', September 24, [[1988]] - student (jumped from fourteenth floor of [[John Jay]])<br>
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'''Shirley Yoon''', September 20, [[1998]] - student (jumped from twentieth floor of [[East Campus]])<br>
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|October 20, [[1953]] |Edward R. Fenn|student |self
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'''Darren Pascual''', September 21, [[1998]] - student (hanging)<br>
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'''Brian Malmon''', March 24, [[2000]] - student (suicide while on leave)<br>
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'''Puneet Bhandari''', April 20, [[2000]] - student (train collision)<br>
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'''Andrea Melendez''', December 6, [[2000]] - student (jumped off stairwell in Mcbain)<br>
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|July 21, [[1954]] |Madeline Jean Sommers|summer student |fire
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'''Nick Kemnitzer''', November 9, [[2001]] - student (unknown)<br>
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'''Fraser Lunan''', December 13, [[2003]] - student (suicide while on leave)<br>
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|January 3, [[1955]] |Lawrence Goldsmith Jr.|student |sedative overdose
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'''Richard Ng''', May 7, [[2006]] - student (jumped from the [[Brooklyn Bridge]])<br>
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|April 28, [[1958]] , |Frank William Ritchie Jr.|[[General Studies]] student|self inflicted gunshot
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|April 17, [[1960]] |Michael Bogost|student |potassium cyanide
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|November 26, [[1961]] |Richard Kulick|Dental School student |self inflicted gunshot
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|May 4, [[1965]] | |Deborah Daniels|[[Teachers College]] student|jumped
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|November 25, [[1968]] |Christine Gallant|librarian |sleeping pill overdose drowned in bathtub
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|-
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|February 18, [[1974]] |Hsio Min Feng|Professor of Chinese |jumped in front of subway in [[Queens]]
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|-
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|September 24, [[1988]] |Jonathan A. Spohn|student |jumped from fourteenth floor of [[John Jay]]
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|-
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|September 20, [[1998]] |Shirley Yoon|student |jumped from twentieth floor of [[East Campus]]
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|September 21, [[1998]] |Darren Pascual|student |hanging
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|March 24, [[2000]] |Brian Malmon|student |suicide while on leave
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|April 20, [[2000]] |Puneet Bhandari|student |train collision
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|-
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|December 6, [[2000]] |Andrea Melendez|student |jumped off stairwell in Mcbain
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|November 9, [[2001]] |Nick Kemnitzer|student |unknown
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|December 13, [[2003]] |Fraser Lunan|student |suicide while on leave
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|May 7, [[2006]] |Richard Ng|student |jumped from the [[Brooklyn Bridge]]
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''(note: the above list is very incomplete as major media outlets, for the most part, stopped reporting on college suicides during the 1960s).''
 
''(note: the above list is very incomplete as major media outlets, for the most part, stopped reporting on college suicides during the 1960s).''
  
 
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Revision as of 23:39, 3 April 2007

Columbia has had its share of suicides, much like other elite institutions of higher learning (but unlike NYU, which has had far more). If you or someone you know has made even a passing remark about suicide, it is suggested to contact Health Services immediately.

Partial list of suicides

Date Person Position Notes
October 4, 1898 Henry E. McDermott Assistant Professor of Chemistry Prussic acid
November 11, 1901 Richard Mayo Smith Professor of Political Economy Jumped; possible accident
February 21, 1902 Isaac N. Henderson PhD Candidate Self-inflicted gunshot
January 27, 1906 William N. Van Reypen Jr. Law School Student Self-inflicted gunshot
February 27, 1906 Ralph C.B. Moore Student Drowning
January 23, 1907 Lathrop Smith Law School student Self-inflicted gunshot
November 16, 1907 Lucien M. Underwood Professor of Botany Slit throat
December 5, 1914 Robert H. Jones Student Self-inflicted gunshot
August 8, 1919 John Hipp Student Multiple: slit wrist, throat, and jumped)
October 16, 1921 Dorothy Wilson Student Jumped under train at 125th Street New York Central / Metro North
August 28, 1924 Francis E. Brooks Professor of French Hanging
March 9, 1925 Henry Mead Student Jumped from sixth floor of Hartley
March 14, 1926 Walton White Student Hanging
September 21, 1927 Oscar Petty Professor of Linguistics Drowning
May 13, 1928 Rollin F. Lewis Student Hanging
May 23, 1928 David Halfant PhD Candidate in Economics Self-inflicted gunshot)
June 7, 1929|Russell G. Smith|Professor of Sociology |jumped
March 9, 1930 |Louis Finkelstein|Law School student |jumped
May 11, 1933 |Edgar F. Grossman|PhD Candidate in Philosophy |self inflicted gunshot
June 16, 1937 |Fred Lester Acer|student |lethal dose of sleeping medication
October 21, 1939 |Robert E. Chaddock|Professor of Statistics |jumped
April 13, 1941 |Marvin Krueger|Assistant Professor of Education |gas
September 11, 1941 |Rudolf Schoenheimer|Professor of Biological Chemistry |toxic acid
May 3, 1942 |Marion Ellis|student |gas
January 15, 1948 |Habeeb Ahmed Faruqi|Teachers College student |jumped from ninth floor of Furnald
October 5, 1951 |Dorothy Bordes|student |hanging
October 20, 1953 |Edward R. Fenn|student |self
inflicted gunshot
July 21, 1954 |Madeline Jean Sommers|summer student |fire
January 3, 1955 |Lawrence Goldsmith Jr.|student |sedative overdose
April 28, 1958 , |Frank William Ritchie Jr.|General Studies student|self inflicted gunshot
April 17, 1960 |Michael Bogost|student |potassium cyanide
November 26, 1961 |Richard Kulick|Dental School student |self inflicted gunshot
May 4, 1965 | |Deborah Daniels|Teachers College student|jumped
November 25, 1968 |Christine Gallant|librarian |sleeping pill overdose drowned in bathtub
February 18, 1974 |Hsio Min Feng|Professor of Chinese |jumped in front of subway in Queens
September 24, 1988 |Jonathan A. Spohn|student |jumped from fourteenth floor of John Jay
September 20, 1998 |Shirley Yoon|student |jumped from twentieth floor of East Campus
September 21, 1998 |Darren Pascual|student |hanging
March 24, 2000 |Brian Malmon|student |suicide while on leave
April 20, 2000 |Puneet Bhandari|student |train collision
December 6, 2000 |Andrea Melendez|student |jumped off stairwell in Mcbain
November 9, 2001 |Nick Kemnitzer|student |unknown
December 13, 2003 |Fraser Lunan|student |suicide while on leave
May 7, 2006 |Richard Ng|student |jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge

(note: the above list is very incomplete as major media outlets, for the most part, stopped reporting on college suicides during the 1960s).

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