Robert M. Grant, R.I.P.

SAD NEWS: Robert M. Grant, 1917-2014.

Professor Grant was the most prolific and influential American historian of ancient Christianity of his generation. The author of over thirty-three books and countless articles, Grant’s work was characterized by philological exactness, a deep knowledge of the ancient world, and philosophical and theological finesse, together with a tight prose style and dry wit.

Mostly I was familiar with Professor Grant's publications on the Apostolic Fathers, but his work was much more far-ranging. And I didn't know about his expertise on WWI U-Boats. Requiescat in pace.