Geoffrey Ribbans

Geoffrey Ribbans, of Providence; Mar. 29. Before coming to Brown in 1978 as the newly appointed William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Hispanic Studies, he taught at Belfast, St. Andrews, and Sheffield universities and was the Gilmour Professor of Spanish at Liverpool University for 15 years. He was a noted author of several books and numerous articles and taught and promoted Catalan language and culture. He was named to emeritus status in 1999. He is survived by a daughter, a son and daughter-in-law, a stepdaughter, and two grandsons.