Max Wajskop (1932-1993)

A la mémoire de Max Wajskop

Max Wajskop, notre ami, notre collegue, directeur de l'lnstitut de Phon6tique de Bruxelles, 6diteur en Chef de Speech Communication et membre fondateur de I 'ESCA (European Speech Communication Association) est d4c6d~ le mardi 6 avril 1993. ll y a un an, accabl6 par la disparition de sa femmc Monique Hiann6, qui rut aussi sa collaboratrice pendant 30 ans, il ~tait lui-mame frappe par la maladie...

Souvenirs de la jeunesse de Max Wajskop

On 14 March 1995, an academic ceremony was organised by the Universite Libre de Bruxelles to commemorate the memory of Professor Max Wajskop. Under the presidence of Professor J. Vromans, Directeur of the Institute, homage talks were given by Professor J.L. Vanherweghem, Rector of the University, Professor G. Schnek, Mr. M. Hirsch and Christel Sorin who offered, on behalf of the Speech Communit...

Robin Holliday 1932–2014

Robin Holliday When the founder of a field of investigation departs from our midst, there is the palpable feeling among his or her close associates that an era has come to an end. Such is the sense that the elders of the field of genetic recombination feel with the passing of Robin Holliday, whose very name is synonymous with the process. Hediedathis homeon theoutskirtsofSydney, Australia, on t...

Op-brhe130268 1931..1932

We have known about the strong association between AS and the HLA-B*27 (B*27) gene for the past 40 years; however, the mechanism with which only some allomorphs of the HLA-B27 molecule, as well as some other HLA class I molecules, are involved in the occurrence of SpAs is still unclear [1]. In this issue of Rheumatology, Cauli et al. [2] present data that may aid our understanding of this mecha...

Éditorial: Edmond Bianco (1932-2005)