Browsing Veterinary History (History Society of the South African Veterinary Association) by Title

Browsing Veterinary History (History Society of the South African Veterinary Association) by Title

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  • Eulogie : Prof Douw Gerbrand Steyn 
    Roos, Neels; Wolleschak, Ingrid; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2021-10)
    Prof. Douw Gerbrand Steyn is op 14 Augustus 2021 oorlede enkele maande voor sy 95ste verjaarsdag. Hy was dosent en later ook hoof van die Departement Chirurgie, Fakulteit Veeartsenykunde, Universiteit van Pretoria. Hy het ...
  • Eulogy : Sr Theresa Lotter (05 Feb 1970 – 07 June 2021) 
    De Cramer, Kurt Guido Mireille; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2021-08)
    Eulogy of the veterinary nurse, Sr Theresa Lotter (05 Feb 1970 – 07 June 2021). The eulogy includes information about her career and contributions to the veterinary profession.
  • Eulogy : Peter Harte (25/11/37 – 23/5/2021) 
    Rippon, Brian; Fisher, Alan; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2021-06)
    Dr Peter Harte graduated in 1963 and started his practice in Queenstown in 1964, the first private practice in an area that stretched over 200km in all directions. He served as chairman of the local SPCA and president of ...
  • Eulogy : Professor Courtney Martin (‘Tubby’) Veary (21/09/1939 – 12/06/2021) 
    Catton, Glynn; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2021-08)
    Eulogy of the veterinarian and lecturer, Professor Courtney Martin (‘Tubby’) Veary. He was a major contributor to meat hygiene and veterinary public health in South Africa and a leader in veterinary science. The eulogy ...
  • Eulogy : Spencer B Friedman 
    Pettey, Kenneth P.; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2021-08)
    Eulogy of the veterinarian, Spencer Friedman. The eulogy includes information about his education and career, scientific contributions and writings, homages and distinctions.
  • Eulogy : the life and times of the great Dawid Kruger 
    Bath, Gareth F.; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2021-09)
    In 2019 the Class of 1969 celebrated their 50th graduation anniversary, and everyone was asked to submit a CV for the records. Dawie Kruger sent such a frank and funny one that it will serve as a tribute and memorial ...
  • Eulogy of Bill Jones-Davies 
    Jones-Davies, Bob; Pullinger, Pat; Pullinger, Ginny; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2021-02)
    Bill Jones-Davies (26 Feb 1930 – 7 Feb 2021) was born in Cwmllynfell, Carmarthenshire and attended Amman Valley Grammar school. He did his national service (RAF) 1948-50 and attended Bristol University from 1950 – he was ...
  • Eulogy: Gavin Thomson (3 February 1943 – 23 April 2021) 
    Coetzer, Jacobus A.W.; Penrith, Mary-Louise; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2021-06)
    Eulogy of Dr Gavin Thompson. Gavin Reckless Thomson was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on 3rd February 1943 and grew up in Zimbabwe (former Rhodesia). He matriculated from Milton High School in Bulawayo and qualified ...
  • Faculty Day 1989 
    South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (1989)
    News article about the 6th Faculty Day held at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria on the 27th September 1989 in the Arnold Theiler Building at the Onderstepoort Campus.
  • The first ten women to graduate as veterinarians from Onderstepoort 
    Bigalke, Rudolph; Bath, Gareth F.; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2020)
    Veterinary science a century ago was regarded as the preserve of men, and this is reflected in the numbers of graduates who were women in the first 40 years of the Onderstepoort Faculty's existence: only ten! In addition, ...
  • From the President's desk : inauguration of the Veterinary Nurses Association of South Africa 
    Coubrough, R.I.; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (1978)
    On the 11th November 1978, a significant event in veterinary history took place with the inauguration of the Veterinary Nurses Association of South Africa
  • George Edwin Frost : a pioneer in policy making 
    South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society; Rossouw, Elna (1989-07)
    Tribute to George Edwin Frost. He is in many respects a pioneer in the veterinary profession. He was elected to a second term as President of the South African Veterinary Council. In this tribute Elna Rossouw spoke to him ...
  • Helen Margaret Downey (neè Selfe) : curriculum vitae 
    Downey, Helen; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2023-06)
    Helen Downney, born 29th May 1946 in Oxford, UK, qualified as veterinarian at Onderstepoort in 1967. During the period, May 1973 – May 1977 she worked on the rehabilitation of our son, Aidan, who has a rare genetic syndrome. ...
  • Historical outline of the development of livestock animal welfare in South Africa 
    Bath, Gareth F.; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2021-05)
    The presentation focus on the following topics regarding the development of livestock animal welfare in South Africa: lessons for the present, planning for the future, understanding of developments, records of the past and ...
  • Huldeblyk aan Awie Schutte : 14 Januarie 1935 - 30 Augustus 2021 
    Bigalke, Rudolph; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2021-11)
    Abraham Paul Schutte, alombekend as Awie, is op 30 Augustus in die ouderdom van 86 jaar skielik oorlede. Dr Awie Schutte is in Johannesburg gebore en matrikuleer in 1953 aan die DF Malan Hoërskool as hoofseun en kaptein ...
  • Huldeblyk aan Dr Pierre Strydom : 30 Maart 1930 - 01 November 2021 
    South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2021-12)
    Pierre Strydom is in 1930 op Cradock gebore waar hy matrikuleer het. In 1949 het hy met sy veeartsenykundestudies aan die Universiteit van Pretoria begin. Aan die einde van 1953 het Pierre sy skitterende studenteloopbaan ...
  • In memoriam : Dr S W J van Rensburg 
    Brown, Mike; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (1989)
    Dr Schalk van Rensburg passed away on the 5th of August 1989. He helped the veterinary profession in all its various facets to become established in South Africa and also laid the firm foundations on which veterinary ...
  • In memoriam : Dr Anne de Vos 
    Marwick, Clive; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2022-06)
    Dr Anne de Vos passed away on 26 March 2022. Dr De Vos née Fraser [Anne], a private practitioner from Ladybrand, served on the South African Veterinary Council [SAVC] as Councillor, Vice-President and Chairperson of the ...
  • In memoriam : Dr Duncan Prinsloo 
    Adam, John; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2022-11)
    Dr Duncan Prinsloo was raised in Benoni in Gauteng. His passion from the age of 5 years was to be a veterinarian and to help realise this dream he worked after matriculating at SAA in the maintenance department and as ...
  • In memoriam : Dr Elia Marius van Tonder 
    Bath, Gareth F; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (1989)
    Dr Elia Marius van Tonder passed away on the 7th of August 1989. He qualified as veterinarian in 1961 and started his career as state veterinarian in De Aar. He received a South African Veterinary Association silwer award ...