William Noel, a distinguished art history scholar and associate special collections librarian at Princeton University, died after being hit by a van last month in Scotland, officials reported. Noel, 58, of Philadelphia, was selected as Princeton‘s John T. Maltsberger III ’55 Associate University Librarian for Special Collections in 2020. In this role, he oversaw the library’s rare, globally renowned collections and implemented projects and services to support the library’s mission. Noel was hospitalized after being hit by a van in Edinburgh, Scotland, on April 10 at about 5:50 p.m., Scotland p…