What is Michael I. Sovern?
'''Michael Ira Sovern''' (December 1, 1931 – January 20, 2020) was an American educator. He was born in [[New York City]]. He was the 17th president of [[Columbia University]] from 1980 through 1993. He was the Chancellor Kent Professor of Law at [[Columbia Law School]]. Sovern died on January 20, 2020 at the age of 88 in [[Manhattan]] from a rare form of [[cardiomyopathy]] at the age of 88.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/22/nyregion/michael-sovern-dead.html | title=Michael I. Sovern, Who Led Columbia in Eventful Era, Dies at 88 | work=The New York Times | date=22 January 2020 | last1=Sandomir | first1=Richard }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sovern, Michael I.}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from cardiomyopathy]] [[Category:Educators from New York City]] [[Category:Writers from New York City]] {{US-bio-stub}}