This is the text of what I wrote in my blog (edwired.org) the day after Roy died:

Yesterday we lost one of the greatest historians and greatest humans I'll ever have the privilege to know. My colleague and friend Roy Rosenzweig passed away,…

Where to begin? It’s the only possible response when asked to remember Roy Rosenzweig. Academics are fortunate if they are able to become pioneers or innovators in a single field; Roy managed to found or advance at least three fields: social…