Poetic Obituaries: Ralph McInerny had retired from the philosophy

department at the University of Notre Dame as the Michael P. Grace Professor of Medieval Studies after serving in that position since 1955, said Prof. [Christopher] Kaczor.

"He wrote wrote more than 40 books in philosophy and other disciplines (including poetry), authored thousands of scholarly and general audience articles, edited three national magazines, authored more than 80 mystery novels (including the Father Dowling Mysteries), and I'm confident directed more dissertations than anyone in the history of Notre Dame," wrote Prof. Kaczor.

from California Catholic Daily: Prof. Ralph McInerny dies
also First Thoughts: Ralph McInerny (1929-2010)

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