What a huge shame. His textbook on financial mathematics was fantastic. best dd
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Julio Huato" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Pen-l] Salih Neftci > Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:32:48 -0400 > > > I have learned that the Iraqi/Turkish economist Salih Neftci, who > graduated from the University of Minnessota and taught econometrics, > macroeconomics, and financial engineering at the CUNY Grad Center, the > New School, and some European schools, passed away. He was > hospitalized in Switzerland. > > He didn't identify himself as a "progressive economist" or the like. > I'm posting the note here, because I once mentioned him here -- and/or > on my blog -- and some people on PEN-L apparently knew him (Sabri, I > think). For those who didn't know him, Salih was an excellent > lecturer. I took all his classes at the CUNY Grad Center and the New > School. And, full disclosure, he wrote great letters of > recommendation on my behalf -- for which I'll remain ever grateful to > his memory. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
