Browsing Veterinary History (History Society of the South African Veterinary Association) by Subject "Veterinary medicine -- Obituary"

Browsing Veterinary History (History Society of the South African Veterinary Association) by Subject "Veterinary medicine -- Obituary"

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  • In memoriam : Ramoni Joubert 
    South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2023-01)
    Obituary of Dr Ramoni Joubert (24/02/1994 - 7/12/2022) who was an incredibly driven and diverse woman. One minute she would be walking the runways in New York. The next, she’d be riding a horse across the Okavango Delta.
  • In Memoriam. Michael Edward James: ? - 04 April 2022 
    South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (South African Veterinary Association, 2024-01-01)
    Mike died on the 4th of April 2022, having suffered several setbacks with his health. He set up a practice in Middelburg in 1965 where he remained until his retirement. In 2011, after having spent 47 years in Middelburg, ...
  • In Memoriam. Jeanette Oosthuizen. 26 September 1971 - 10 November 2023 
    Horne, Lynda; Daves, Lorna; Gers, Sophette; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2023-12)
    It is with much sadness that we pay our final respects and say goodbye to our dear friend Jeannette Oosthuizen who has lost the struggle against depression. Dedicating her whole life to her veterinary career, her unremitting ...
  • In Memoriam. Mark Christopher Williams: 17 April 1950 - 10 September 2023 
    Greenberg, Melvyn; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (South African Veterinary Association, 2023-11)
    Mark Christopher Williams is remembered by family and friends as a passionate butterfly fundi spending a great part of his life in the field, netting butterflies. This veterinary pathologist had a lust for life admired by ...
  • In Memoriam. Obituary: Professor Mark Williams 
    collins, Tod; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (South African Veterinary Association, 2023-10)
    Professor Mark Williams studied at Onderstepoort, starting in 1970 to follow his passion to become a veterinarian. He was an enthusiastic butterfly expert and became a well-known researcher in the field with many publications ...
  • In Memoriam: Brian de Burgh Baker (1936-2022) 
    Bath, Gareth; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2023-09)
    Brian Baker was born on 11 November 1936 in Johannesburg. Brian and Janet Baker moved to ‘Summerveld’ in Natal in about 1965, where in addition to farming and his racing practice, he became increasingly involved in all ...
  • In memoriam: Japie Jackson 
    Bath, Gareth; Bigalke, Rudolph; Jackson, James; Jackson, Jacob; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society; Kgasi, Alfred; Van Blerk, Chris (2023-07-01)
    Jakobus Johannes (Japie) Jackson was born on 20 August 1931 on the farm Riverton in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He completed the first-year examinations in November 1949 and he qualified for BVSc in the middle of ...
  • In Memoriam: Maatje (Malie) Marie Sophie Smuts (27 Februarie 1933 - 23 Mei 2023) 
    Bigalke, Rudolph; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2023-08)
    Malie was born on 27 February 1933 in Potchefstroom, the granddaughter of the German missionary, Daniel Heese. At the end of 1954, Malie qualifies as a veterinarian and received the coveted Theiler medal for the best student ...
  • In Memoriam: Michael John Versfeld (22 April 1942 - 19 August 2023) 
    Bath, Gareth; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2023-09)
    Michael John Versfeld was born in Barberton in 1942. He qualified from Onderstepoort in 1966, where he initially was a State Veterinarian in Pretoria and also a Junior Lecturer in Gynaecology at the Faculty. He was appointed ...
  • In memoriam: Rudolph Daniel Bigalke. 05 May 1931 - 27 January 2024 
    Bath, Gareth; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2024-04)
    Rudolph Daniël Bigalke was a pillar of the Veterinary profession, with his legacy of scientific excellence, high work ethic and standards, and unwavering professionalism. He did pioneer research on Besnoitia besnoiti and ...
  • In Memoriam: Siegfried (Sieg) Georg Hermann Meyer (28 Februarie 1950 - 10 August 2023) 
    Bruckner, Gideon; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2023-09)
    Sieg, as known by all his friends and colleagues, was born on 28 February 1950 in Lichtenburg. He obtained his BVSc at Onderstepoort in 1973 and also a BVSC (Hons) in Veterinary Public Health from UP in 1992. major achievement ...
  • Onderstepoort residence centenary celebrations 
    Boshoff, Annette; Heyne, Heloise; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (Article originally published in VetNews, June 2024, the monthly magazine of the South African Veterinary Association, 2024-06)
    WHAT WOULD SIR ARNOLD THEILER HAVE SAID ON 14 APRIL 1924 WHEN HE INAUGURATED THE NEW STUDENT RESIDENCE AT ONDERSTEPOORT IF HE HAD KNOWN THAT 100 YEARS LATER A CROWD OF PEOPLE WOULD CELEBRATE THE HISTORIC OCCASION? Music ...
  • Prof. Willem Daniel Malherbe (BVSc, 1932) 
    South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (1989)
    Prof W.D. Malherbe is op 24 Januarie 1989 oorlede. Prof Malherbe het in 1932 as veearts gekwalifiseer en in 1968 die graad DVSc behaal. Hy was hoof van die Dept Geneeskunde vanaf 1952-1957.
  • William Hay (MRCVS, 1915) : obituary 
    South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (1989-07)
    Dr William Hay died on April 21, 1989. He obtained his MRCVS in 1915 and joined the SAVA in May 1921.