Today, the morphometrics community has lost one of its brightest minds. Fred Bookstein did not simply contribute to our field, he helped create the language through which we study shape and form. His ideas transformed generations of researchers and will continue to guide many more.
Thank you, Fred, for your vision, your science, and your legacy. Rest in peace. *Dr. Hugo A. Benítez* Laboratorio de Ecología y Morfometría Evolutiva Instituto One Health, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andrés Bello, Investigador Adjunto, Instituto Milenio de Biodiversidad Antártica y Subantártica (BASE) Investigador Asociado, Centro Internacional Cabo de Hornos (CHIC) Investigador Principal, Anillo Insectos Plaga y Cambio Climático Lab website: www.morphoshape.com On Sat, 20 Jun 2026 at 11:38 pm, Joe Felsenstein <[email protected]> wrote: > Morphmet Folks -- > > I am sad to report the death of my good friend and > colleague Fred Bookstein. He died this morning > at a hospital in Seattle after a struggle of almost > two years with cancer. > > Fred was born on 27 July 1947, so he was 78 > years old. He is survived by his wife of over > 50 years, Ede, and two daughters, one who lives > in London and one in Oakland, and through whom > they had four grandchildren. > > I am sure that people here will have many thoughts > about his contributions to morphometrics. > > Joe > -- > Joe Felsenstein [email protected], [email protected] > Department of Genome Sciences and Department of Biology, > University of Washington, Box 355065, Seattle, WA 98195-5065 USA > ----- > PS: please do not use [email protected], which is an alias > that some mail systems now mistake as indicating spam. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Morphmet" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/morphmet2/CABXfcPHdq5n%2B-mfPJ%2BxUpRQ1UsWLPuJskXw0y0SNeXu5u91C-Q%40mail.gmail.com > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Morphmet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/morphmet2/CACTC4Wr0C-Fs3Fx43HbRFqMLEMgRxogqHpJKr54k-FpCyOPVUA%40mail.gmail.com.
