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.