May 4, 2005
Descendants of
Josiah Willard Gibbs' (1839-1903)
sibling
and
the Dean of Engineering placed a dozen
magnificent white roses on
the grave of the illustrious Yale alumnus and faculty member who
was honored later that afternoon at Luce Hall by the United States
Postal Service with an unveiling of a stamp (below).
Left to
right:
John Willard Gibbs M.D.-Ph.D., who spoke at the stamp unveiling,
his parents, John Willard Gibbs Sr. and Martha Gibbs, and
Paul A. Fleury, Dean
of Engineering, in Grove Street Cemetery,
New Haven, CT
The tall tombstone on the left is that of Josiah Willard Gibbs Sr. who was a
professor of linguistics at Yale and the person who was able to interpret
for the African slaves who had mutinied on the ship Amistad and were
on trial in New Haven, Connecticut
The unveiling of the stamps
was attended by Dr. John Marburger, Scientific
Adviser to President George W. Bush, who spoke during the program,
Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University, who spoke during the
program, Andrew D. Hamilton, Provost of Yale University, Paul A.
Fleury,
Dean of Engineering who served as Master of Ceremonies, many
Yale faculty members and staff, as well as relatives of the other
three scientists honored with stamps, Barbara McClintock, John von
Neumann, Richard Feynman, and many notables and guests from Connecticut
and elsewhere.
Dean
Paul Fleury, center, is addressing President Richard Levin.
Dr John Marburger is on the left:
President Levin is listening to what Dr. John Marburger has to say:
President Levin, Dr. John Marburger, and guests:
The J.
Willard Gibbs stamp now greets visitors to the Office of the Dean
of Engineering:
