Volume 53, Number 17 · November 2, 2006
Sheffer Was American
By Gerald J. Oppenheimer
In response to The Case for Decency
(July 13, 2006)
To the Editors:
Re John Gray's "The Case for Decency" [NYR, July 13]: Henry M. Sheffer was not British, but American and taught at Harvard for many years, starting in the days of William James. This is the least I can do for my admired teacher.
Gerald J. Oppenheimer
Seattle, Washington
