Frederick A. Spear, professor emeritus of French and the "ultimate bibliographer," according to a Skidmore colleague, died Dec. 31, 2008, in Portsmouth, N.H. He was 85. Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:54:07 -0800 Faculty,Memoriam,Foreign Languages and Literatures,Frederick A. Spear, Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:54:07 -0800