Kevin P. van Anglen, a former assistant professor of English in the School of Arts & Sciences, died on December 20, 2023, after a battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was 70.

Born in Washington, D.C., Dr. van Anglen graduated from Trinity High School in Manchester, New Hampshire in 1971. He then went on to receive a BA in English from Princeton University in 1975, an MA from the University of Cambridge in 1978, and a PhD in English and American literature from Harvard University in 1983. After graduating from Harvard, Dr. van Anglen’s first tenured faculty position was at Penn, where he served as an associate professor of English from 1983 to 1989. In 1991, he returned to Harvard to teach, then took a faculty position at Boston College in 1998, which he held until retiring in 2015.

Dr. van Anglen served as director and editor of numerous academic publications and committees, including the Thoreau Society, where he served on the board of directors, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology GeoSpatial Data Center, where he was a member of the Advisory Committee on Geo Climate, Energy, and Water.

Dr. van Anglen was predeceased by his parents and nephew, Dylan Van Anglen. He is survived by his brothers, D. Sean Van Anglen, William Van Anglen (Kathleen); James Van Anglen (Patricia); his nephews, Sean Patrick Van Anglen and Eric Van Anglen; and his niece, Shelagh Van Anglen.

Visitation was held on January 26 and 27. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to St. Francis House Shelter for the Homeless in Boston, MA or to Cambridge in America in New York, NY.