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| '''Notes''' | | '''Notes''' | ||
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| − | | October 4, 1898 | + | | October 4, [[1898]] |
| Henry E. McDermott | | Henry E. McDermott | ||
| Assistant Professor of Chemistry | | Assistant Professor of Chemistry | ||
| Prussic acid | | Prussic acid | ||
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| − | | Novemeber 11, 1901 | + | | Novemeber 11, [[1901]] |
| Richard Mayo Smith | | Richard Mayo Smith | ||
| Professor of Political Economy | | Professor of Political Economy | ||
| Jumped; possible accident | | Jumped; possible accident | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | February 21, 1902 | + | | February 21, [[1902]] |
| Isaac N. Henderson | | Isaac N. Henderson | ||
| PhD Candidate | | PhD Candidate | ||
| Self-inflicted gunshot | | Self-inflicted gunshot | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | January 27, 1906 | + | | January 27, [[1906]] |
| William N. Van Reypen Jr. | | William N. Van Reypen Jr. | ||
| Law School Student | | Law School Student | ||
| Self-inflicted gunshot | | Self-inflicted gunshot | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | February 27, 1906 | + | | February 27, [[1906]] |
| Ralph C.B. Moore | | Ralph C.B. Moore | ||
| Student | | Student | ||
| Drowning | | Drowning | ||
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| − | | January 23, 1907 | + | | January 23, [[1907]] |
| Lathrop Smith | | Lathrop Smith | ||
| Law School student | | Law School student | ||
| Self-inflicted gunshot | | Self-inflicted gunshot | ||
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| − | | November 16, 1907 | + | | November 16, [[1907]] |
| Lucien M. Underwood | | Lucien M. Underwood | ||
| Professor of Botany | | Professor of Botany | ||
| Slit throat | | Slit throat | ||
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| − | | December 5, 1914 | + | | December 5, [[1914]] |
| Robert H. Jones | | Robert H. Jones | ||
| Student | | Student | ||
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| − | '''John Hipp''', August 8, 1919 - student (slit wrist, throat, and jumped)<br> | + | '''John Hipp''', August 8, [[1919]] - student (slit wrist, throat, and jumped)<br> |
| − | '''Dorothy Wilson''', October 16, 1921 - student (jumped under train at 125th Street New York Central / MetroNorth)<br> | + | '''Dorothy Wilson''', October 16, [[1921]] - student (jumped under train at 125th Street New York Central / MetroNorth)<br> |
| − | '''Francis E. Brooks''', August 28, 1924 - Professor French (hanging)<br> | + | '''Francis E. Brooks''', August 28, [[1924]] - Professor French (hanging)<br> |
| − | '''Henry Mead''', March 9, 1925 - student (jumped from sixth floor of [[Hartley]])<br> | + | '''Henry Mead''', March 9, [[1925]] - student (jumped from sixth floor of [[Hartley]])<br> |
| − | '''Walton White''', March 14, 1926 - student (hanging)<br> | + | '''Walton White''', March 14, [[1926]] - student (hanging)<br> |
| − | '''Oscar Petty''', September 21, 1927 - Professor of Linguistics (drowned)<br> | + | '''Oscar Petty''', September 21, [[1927]] - Professor of Linguistics (drowned)<br> |
| − | '''Rollin F. Lewis''', May 13, 1928 - student (hanging)<br> | + | '''Rollin F. Lewis''', May 13, [[1928]] - student (hanging)<br> |
| − | '''David Halfant''', May 23, 1928 - PhD Candidate in Economics (self-inflicted gunshot)<br> | + | '''David Halfant''', May 23, [[1928]] - PhD Candidate in Economics (self-inflicted gunshot)<br> |
| − | '''Russell G. Smith''', June 7, 1929 - Professor of Sociology (jumped)<br> | + | '''Russell G. Smith''', June 7, [[1929]] - Professor of Sociology (jumped)<br> |
| − | '''Louis Finkelstein''', March 9, 1930 - Law School student (jumped)<br> | + | '''Louis Finkelstein''', March 9, [[1930]] - Law School student (jumped)<br> |
| − | '''Edgar F. Grossman''', May 11, 1933 - PhD Candidate in Philosophy (self-inflicted gunshot)<br> | + | '''Edgar F. Grossman''', May 11, [[1933]] - PhD Candidate in Philosophy (self-inflicted gunshot)<br> |
| − | '''Fred Lester Acer''', June 16, 1937 - student (lethal dose of sleeping medication)<br> | + | '''Fred Lester Acer''', June 16, [[1937]] - student (lethal dose of sleeping medication)<br> |
| − | '''Robert E. Chaddock''', October 21, 1939 - Professor of Statistics (jumped)<br> | + | '''Robert E. Chaddock''', October 21, [[1939]] - Professor of Statistics (jumped)<br> |
| − | '''Marvin Krueger''', April 13, 1941 - Assistant Professor of Education (gas)<br> | + | '''Marvin Krueger''', April 13, [[1941]] - Assistant Professor of Education (gas)<br> |
| − | '''Rudolf Schoenheimer''', September 11, 1941 - Professor of Biological Chemistry (toxic acid)<br> | + | '''Rudolf Schoenheimer''', September 11, [[1941]] - Professor of Biological Chemistry (toxic acid)<br> |
| − | '''Marion Ellis''', May 3, 1942 - student (gas)<br> | + | '''Marion Ellis''', May 3, [[1942]] - student (gas)<br> |
| − | '''Habeeb Ahmed Faruqi''', January 15, 1948 - Teachers College student (jumped from ninth floor of [[Furnald]])<br> | + | '''Habeeb Ahmed Faruqi''', January 15, [[1948]] - Teachers College student (jumped from ninth floor of [[Furnald]])<br> |
| − | '''Dorothy Bordes''', October 5, 1951 - student (hanging)<br> | + | '''Dorothy Bordes''', October 5, [[1951]] - student (hanging)<br> |
| − | '''Edward R. Fenn''', October 20, 1953 - student (self-inflicted gunshot)<br> | + | '''Edward R. Fenn''', October 20, [[1953]] - student (self-inflicted gunshot)<br> |
| − | '''Madeline Jean Sommers''', July 21, 1954 - summer student (fire)<br> | + | '''Madeline Jean Sommers''', July 21, [[1954]] - summer student (fire)<br> |
| − | '''Lawrence Goldsmith Jr.''', January 3, 1955 - student (sedative overdose)<br> | + | '''Lawrence Goldsmith Jr.''', January 3, [[1955]] - student (sedative overdose)<br> |
| − | '''Frank William Ritchie Jr.''', April 28, 1958 - General Studies student (self-inflicted gunshot)<br> | + | '''Frank William Ritchie Jr.''', April 28, [[1958]] - [[General Studies]] student (self-inflicted gunshot)<br> |
| − | '''Michael Bogost''', April 17, 1960 - student (potassium cyanide)<br> | + | '''Michael Bogost''', April 17, [[1960]] - student (potassium cyanide)<br> |
| − | '''Richard Kulick''', November 26, 1961 - Dental School student (self-inflicted gunshot)<br> | + | '''Richard Kulick''', November 26, [[1961]] - Dental School student (self-inflicted gunshot)<br> |
| − | '''Deborah Daniels''', May 4, 1965 - Teachers College student (jumped)<br> | + | '''Deborah Daniels''', May 4, [[1965]] - [[Teachers College]] student (jumped)<br> |
| − | '''Christine Gallant''', November 25, 1968 - librarian (sleeping pill overdose, drowned in bathtub)<br> | + | '''Christine Gallant''', November 25, [[1968]] - librarian (sleeping pill overdose, drowned in bathtub)<br> |
| − | '''Hsio Min Feng''', February 18, 1974 - Professor of Chinese (jumped in front of subway in Queens)<br> | + | '''Hsio Min Feng''', February 18, [[1974]] - Professor of Chinese (jumped in front of subway in [[Queens]])<br> |
| − | '''Jonathan A. Spohn''', September 24, 1988 - student (jumped from fourteenth floor of [[John Jay]])<br> | + | '''Jonathan A. Spohn''', September 24, [[1988]] - student (jumped from fourteenth floor of [[John Jay]])<br> |
| − | '''Shirley Yoon''', September 20, 1998 - student (jumped from twentieth floor of [[East Campus]])<br> | + | '''Shirley Yoon''', September 20, [[1998]] - student (jumped from twentieth floor of [[East Campus]])<br> |
| − | '''Darren Pascual''', September 21, 1998 - student (hanging)<br> | + | '''Darren Pascual''', September 21, [[1998]] - student (hanging)<br> |
| − | '''Brian Malmon''', March 24, 2000 - student (suicide while on leave)<br> | + | '''Brian Malmon''', March 24, [[2000]] - student (suicide while on leave)<br> |
| − | '''Puneet Bhandari''', April 20, 2000 - student (train collision)<br> | + | '''Puneet Bhandari''', April 20, [[2000]] - student (train collision)<br> |
| − | '''Andrea Melendez''', December 6, 2000 - student (jumped off stairwell in Mcbain)<br> | + | '''Andrea Melendez''', December 6, [[2000]] - student (jumped off stairwell in Mcbain)<br> |
| − | '''Nick Kemnitzer''', November 9, 2001 - student (unknown)<br> | + | '''Nick Kemnitzer''', November 9, [[2001]] - student (unknown)<br> |
| − | '''Fraser Lunan''', December 13, 2003 - student (suicide while on leave)<br> | + | '''Fraser Lunan''', December 13, [[2003]] - student (suicide while on leave)<br> |
| − | '''Richard Ng''', May 7, 2006 - student (jumped from the [[Brooklyn Bridge]])<br> | + | '''Richard Ng''', May 7, [[2006]] - student (jumped from the [[Brooklyn Bridge]])<br> |
''(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).'' | ||
[[Category:Scandals]] | [[Category:Scandals]] | ||
Revision as of 17:55, 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 |
| Novemeber 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 |
John Hipp, August 8, 1919 - student (slit wrist, throat, and jumped)
Dorothy Wilson, October 16, 1921 - student (jumped under train at 125th Street New York Central / MetroNorth)
Francis E. Brooks, August 28, 1924 - Professor French (hanging)
Henry Mead, March 9, 1925 - student (jumped from sixth floor of Hartley)
Walton White, March 14, 1926 - student (hanging)
Oscar Petty, September 21, 1927 - Professor of Linguistics (drowned)
Rollin F. Lewis, May 13, 1928 - student (hanging)
David Halfant, May 23, 1928 - PhD Candidate in Economics (self-inflicted gunshot)
Russell G. Smith, June 7, 1929 - Professor of Sociology (jumped)
Louis Finkelstein, March 9, 1930 - Law School student (jumped)
Edgar F. Grossman, May 11, 1933 - PhD Candidate in Philosophy (self-inflicted gunshot)
Fred Lester Acer, June 16, 1937 - student (lethal dose of sleeping medication)
Robert E. Chaddock, October 21, 1939 - Professor of Statistics (jumped)
Marvin Krueger, April 13, 1941 - Assistant Professor of Education (gas)
Rudolf Schoenheimer, September 11, 1941 - Professor of Biological Chemistry (toxic acid)
Marion Ellis, May 3, 1942 - student (gas)
Habeeb Ahmed Faruqi, January 15, 1948 - Teachers College student (jumped from ninth floor of Furnald)
Dorothy Bordes, October 5, 1951 - student (hanging)
Edward R. Fenn, October 20, 1953 - student (self-inflicted gunshot)
Madeline Jean Sommers, July 21, 1954 - summer student (fire)
Lawrence Goldsmith Jr., January 3, 1955 - student (sedative overdose)
Frank William Ritchie Jr., April 28, 1958 - General Studies student (self-inflicted gunshot)
Michael Bogost, April 17, 1960 - student (potassium cyanide)
Richard Kulick, November 26, 1961 - Dental School student (self-inflicted gunshot)
Deborah Daniels, May 4, 1965 - Teachers College student (jumped)
Christine Gallant, November 25, 1968 - librarian (sleeping pill overdose, drowned in bathtub)
Hsio Min Feng, February 18, 1974 - Professor of Chinese (jumped in front of subway in Queens)
Jonathan A. Spohn, September 24, 1988 - student (jumped from fourteenth floor of John Jay)
Shirley Yoon, September 20, 1998 - student (jumped from twentieth floor of East Campus)
Darren Pascual, September 21, 1998 - student (hanging)
Brian Malmon, March 24, 2000 - student (suicide while on leave)
Puneet Bhandari, April 20, 2000 - student (train collision)
Andrea Melendez, December 6, 2000 - student (jumped off stairwell in Mcbain)
Nick Kemnitzer, November 9, 2001 - student (unknown)
Fraser Lunan, December 13, 2003 - student (suicide while on leave)
Richard Ng, May 7, 2006 - 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).
