Rice remembers economist, teacher and mentor Dagobert Brito
October 01, 2026
October 01, 2026
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 1 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Rice remembers economist, teacher and mentor Dagobert Brito
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Dagobert "Bob" L. Brito, a longtime Rice University economics professor whose connection to the university spanned decades as a student, scholar and teacher, died Sept. 16 in Mexico. He was 85.
Brito was the George A. Peterkin Professor Emeritus of Economics and a Rice Faculty Sc . . .
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Rice remembers economist, teacher and mentor Dagobert Brito
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Dagobert "Bob" L. Brito, a longtime Rice University economics professor whose connection to the university spanned decades as a student, scholar and teacher, died Sept. 16 in Mexico. He was 85.
Brito was the George A. Peterkin Professor Emeritus of Economics and a Rice Faculty Sc . . .