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Article: Robert Johnston, Former Rochester Institute of Technology Dean and Imaging Science Researcher, Dead at 77; Research on Ancient Documents Includes Archimedes Text, Dead Sea Scrolls.(Obituary)
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- October 24, 2005
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Byline: Rochester Institute of Technology
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Robert Johnston, a former dean at Rochester Institute of Technology, died Oct. 19 at age 77. Dr. Johnston, an archaeologist, also conducted imaging science research, working on ancient documents that included a medieval copy of an ancient text by Archimedes, the Greek mathematician, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Dr. Johnston had a long career at RIT, starting in 1970 as dean of the College of Fine & Applied Arts, where he served for nearly 20 years. He later served as director of the Chester Carlson Center for Imaging Science. Dr. Johnston also served as a special ...