Bigalke, RudolphJackson, JamesJackson, JacobKgasi, AlfredVan Blerk, ChrisSouth African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society2023-09-052023-09-052023-072023-07-01Article originally published in VetNews / VetNuus, July 2023, the monthly magazine of the South African Veterinary Associationhttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/92208Article originally published in VetNews, July, 2023, the monthly magazine of the South African Veterinary AssociationJakobus 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 1954. Japie’s veterinary career started with employment on Liebig’s ranch in Southern Rhodesia, later accepted a position as a veterinary officer in the government’s veterinary department. Japie published more than 20 books.He died on 26 April 2023 at the age of 91.3 pages : colour photoPDFen©2023 Veterinary History Society of the South African Veterinary Association. Provided for preservation purposes only. It may not be downloaded, reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the author. Any attempt to circumvent the access controls placed on this file is a violation of copyright laws and is subject to criminal prosecution.Veterinary medicine -- ObituaryVeterinary medicine -- Obituary Veterinarians -- South Africa -- Death notices Veterinarians -- South Africa Veterinary medicine -- History -- South AfricaVeterinarians -- South AfricaVeterinary medicine -- History -- South AfricaArticle