Remembering Rein Arndt, 1929–2020
Date
2020-05-27
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Journal ISSN
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ASSAf
Abstract
Reinhard Richard Arndt died on 1 January 2020 at the age of 90, and 23 years after his retirement
from his presidency of the Foundation for Research Development in 1996. A detailed account of Arndt’s
professional career is given in Christopher Vaughan’s book A Biography of the Academic Rating System
in South Africa (National Research Foundation; 2015). This collage of personal tributes and reminiscences
commemorate the passing of a remarkable man who played a significant role in the development of
science in South Africa.
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CITATION: Jourbert, M., Raubenheimer, H. & Siegfried, R. 2020. Remembering Rein Arndt, 1929–2020. South African Journal of Science, 116(5/6):8266, doi:10.17159/sajs.2020/8266.
The original publication is available at https://sajs.co.za
The original publication is available at https://sajs.co.za
Keywords
Arndt, Rein,1929-2020, Reminiscing, Sustainable development -- South Africa, Science and state -- South Africa, Technology and state -- South Africa, Science -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- South Africa, Technology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- South Africa, WNNR (Wetenskaplike en Nywerheid Navorsings-Raad) 1, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR (South Africa), Information storage and retrieval systems -- Education (Higher) -- South Africa, Education, Higher -- Research -- South Africa, Foundation for Research Development (South Africa), FRD
Citation
Jourbert, M., Raubenheimer, H. & Siegfried, R. 2020. Remembering Rein Arndt, 1929–2020. South African Journal of Science, 116(5/6):8266, doi:10.17159/sajs.2020/8266.