Emerita Hazel Barnes, a renowned philosophy professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, died Tuesday at her home in Boulder. She was 92.
Barnes, who taught at CU from 1953 to 1986, was noted for her 1956 translation of French existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre’s classic “Being and Nothingness.” As an expert in French existentialism, Barnes’ translation helped import Sartre’s ideas to the English-speaking world.
In 1991, CU-Boulder established the Hazel Barnes Prize to recognize “the enriching interrelationship between teaching and research.”
The $20,000 award is given annually and is the highest faculty recognition for teaching and research given by the university.
Barnes was also the first woman to be named a CU Distinguished Professor in 1979. She also received the University of Colorado Medal, awarded for distinguished service to Colorado in arts, literature and public life.
