Former Yale prof, Ilardi, dies
Prominent Renaissance scholar and former Yale adjunct history professor Vincent Ilardi, who donated a seminal collection of microfilm to Sterling Memorial Library in 1991, died Jan. 6 in Holyoke, Mass. He was 83.
Ilardi’s death follows a years-long battle with prostate cancer, according to a press release from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he was a professor emeritus of history. Although he attempted to continue his research despite his illness, the cancer’s spread forced him to cease work last fall.
“He was a dedicated scholar and this charming host who...
