The Faculty Senate at Kansas University has approved a resolution commemorating William Scott, a professor of English at KU for more than 55 years, who died last month. He was 82.

Scott was a specialist in the writings of William Shakespeare and was also known for his support of faculty rights.

“On behalf of the KU community, I offer my sympathy to William Scott’s family, friends and colleagues,” said KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little.

Scott earned his doctorate from Princeton University in 1958 and held degrees from Duke, the University of Michigan and University of Chicago.