Edward Milton Anderson (1966-2013), gifted musician and noted scholar of Ariosto, was Assistant Professor of Humanities at Rice University from 2009, when he received his doctorate in Italian from Cambridge University. A recipient of the Yale University A. Bartlett Giamatti Prize Fellowship for outstanding achievement in the humanities, he was elected President of the Graduates at St John's College, Cambridge, for the 2003-2004 academic year, a period during which he directed Art Song & Vocal Chamber Performance at the Aspen Music Festival & School. (marzo 2016).