George Armitage Miller died on July 22, 2012, at the age of ninety-two. He led a rich life full of accomplishments in the three areas of activity that he had chosen as a young man: psychology, writing, and golf. Miller was not only a witness but a key player in the major paradigm shift of the 20th century that came to be known as the cognitive revolution. Incredible as it may seem today, his te...

Almost all of his students were older than him! Through intellect and hard work, he made rapid academic progress, and was appointed as Professor of Psychology in 1988. While at Birkbeck, he was appointed the Ronald Tress Prize for advancements in his field, the first of many such awards. During his time in Birkbeck an equally important step in his life was made by meeting his wife Jane. Both of...

Dr Dimitri Tassiopoulos was a Chief Research Manager with Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance (SAHARA) within the HIV/AIDS, STIs and TB (HAST) research programme of the HSRC. He held a BA (Hons.) degree in Political Science from the University of Stellenbosch, and obtained an MBA and PhD in Management and Administration from the University of Stellenbosch Business School in South Africa.

Professor Pierre Loiseau, died suddenly on March 29, 2004 leaving a world of family, friends and colleagues at a loss. Pierre was an outstanding clinical neurologist and renowned epileptologist. He was also an unrivalled teacher and an innovative clinical investigator in the field of the treatment of the epilepsies as well as a pioneer in the epidemiology of the epilepsies. Pierre was born on O...

Michael Argyle, who died aged 77 on September 6th, was one of the handful of British psychologists to have gained an international reputation. He was a pioneer in the scientific study of social behaviour. His research on interviews and conversations established that nonverbal rather than verbal communication dictate the impressions people make on others. So much is the primacy of ‘‘body languag...

Dr Vera Gamulin passed away on October 12, 2006 in Zagreb, just a few days after returning from the HDBMB congress, organized on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the Croatian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. During all that time Vera was its active member. Dr Gamulin was a distinguished Croatian biologist with major research interest in molecular evolution. We will re...

An obituary for the late Hildegard L. C. Tristram, Honorary Professor at University of Freiburg im Breisgau

Richard Lewis, RCN employment solicitor, based in the West Midlands, died suddenly on December 16 1998 at the age of 32.