Sir Wilfred Cockcroft 1923-1999

Sir Ian Fraser 1901-1999

Ian Fraser died at his residence, 19 Upper Malone Road, on 11th May in his ninety-ninth year. He had been a significant force in Ulster surgery, indeed the entire Ulster medical scene, almost from his appointment as an 'honorary attending surgeon in charge ofthe out-patient department' at the then Belfast Hospital for Sick Children (in Queen Street) in 1927 until late in life; and he was to rec...

Farewell Wilfred

It is with great sadness that we announce the untimely death of our friend and colleague, Wilfred Röling, on September 25th. Wilfred was a truly inspirational scholar active in a range of topics within environmental microbiology and microbial biotechnology, and was one of only a handful of researchers worldwide able to effectively combine wet and in silico science. The loss to scholarly endeavo...

Wilfred Leslie Sleight

Bernard Dwork 1923--1998

Bernard Morris Dwork, “Bernie” to those who had the privilege of knowing him, died on May 9, 1998, just weeks short of his seventyfifth birthday. He is survived by his wife of fifty years, Shirley; his three children, Andrew, Deborah, and Cynthia; his four granddaughters; his brothers Julius and Leo; and his sister, Elaine Chanley. We mention family early in this article, both because it was su...

Carl Djerassi (1923–2015)

Few lives at the top of chemistry and industrial accomplishments in the 20th century have been as remarkable as that of Carl Djerassi, who died in San Francisco on January 30 at the age of 91. To a considerable extent, his life became known as ‘fascinating’, catalyzed by his own portrayal of it. This feature of his persona cannot, and will not, dilute the one major scientifi c contribution he m...