In memoriam Serge Lancel (1928-2005)

In Memoriam Ernst Steinitz ( 1871 - 1928 )

One of the first eager readers of Steinitz’s paper was Emmy Noether. At the time when the paper appeared she was still living in her hometown Erlangen, during what may be called the period of her apprenticeship, studying the highlights of contemporary mathematics of the time. Her guide and mentor in this period was Ernst Fischer. We can almost be sure that Steinitz’s paper was the object of ext...

In memoriam: Robert Inslee Weed 1928-1976.

1928-1976 D R. ROBERT INSLEE WEED, Professor of Medicine and of Radiation Biology and Biophysics, and Chief of the Hematology Unit in the Department of Medicine at the University of Rochester, died August 18, 1976. Dr. Weed obtained his baccalaureate in 1949 and his medical degree in 1952 from Yale University. He interned in Medicine at Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester. T...

[In Memoriam. Charles J. Burstone (1928-2015)].

Sa longue carrière sera universitaire. De 1955 à la fin de son existence, il n’aura jamais cessé de soigner, de chercher, d’enseigner. C’est en 1955, en effet, qu’il devient assistant dans le département d’orthodontie de l’Université d’Indiana à Indianapolis où il vient de terminer sa Maîtrise en orthodontie. Il en assumera la responsabilité de 1956 à 1970 après avoir gravi tous les échelons de...

In memoriam: Philippe Smets (1938-2005)

Professor Philippe Smets passed away on Monday night November the 14th, at home with his family around. He had been suffering from a brain tumor for several months. For those interested in uncertainty modeling and handling, he was an outstanding researcher in this area, in some sense a guiding light. Philippe Smets was born in Brussels (Belgium) on November 27, 1938. He first received a medical...

Carlos Margarit in memoriam, 1950-2005.