Leon Epstein, 87, dean of the UW-Madison College of Letters and Science during one of the most tumultuous periods in the school’s history, died Tuesday in a Madison hospital.
Epstein suffered head injuries from a fall in his apartment Saturday and never recovered consciousness, friends said.
He was dean of the College of Letters and Science from 1965 to 1969, a time that coincided with student protests, sit-ins and marches marked by clouds of tear gas and numerous arrests as students opposed the Vietnam War.