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Wits University is saddened by the passing of Professor Bob Scholes, one of the world’s leading scientists on Climate Change.
Professor Bob Scholes passed away on the evening of Wednesday, 28 April, following a hike in Namibia with friends and colleagues. He was 63 years old.
âThe Wits University community is shocked and saddened by the sudden loss of such a giant in the field of climate science, not only in South Africa, but in the world. Professor Scholes was a true leader, a conscientious and dedicated scientist and a teacher to all,â says Professor Zeblon Vilakazi, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of Wits University.
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Bob Scholes, one of the world’s leading Climate Change scientists.
Scholes passed away on Wednesday evening, following a hike.
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The university has described Scholes as a giant in the field of climate science.
“Professor Scholes was a true leader, a conscientious and dedicated scientist, and a teacher to all. An A-rated scientist and Professor of Systems Ecology at Wits, he served as the director of the Global Change Institute. He was among the top one per cent of environmental scientists worldwide, based on citation frequency, and published widely in the fields of savanna ecology,
Top climate change scientist Prof Bob Scholes has died 30 April 2021 - 08:10 By TimesLIVE Leading climate change expert Bob Scholes. Image: Centre for Green Economy @afrigreen Twitter
Prof Bob Scholes, one of the world’s leading scientists on climate change, has died while on a hike in Namibia.
Wits university said in a statement it was “shocked and saddened by the sudden loss of such a giant in the field of climate science, not only in SA, but in the world.”
“Prof Scholes was a true leader, a conscientious and dedicated scientist, and a teacher to all.”
The Wits Faculty of Science said he had died on Wednesday, after a hike in northern Namibia. “This is a sad, sad day for Wits. Bob is irreplaceable,” it said.
Top climate scientist, Bob Scholes, has died
30 Apr 2021
A giant in the field of climate science, a true leader and dedicated scientist. This is how the University of the Witwatersrand has described the distinguished professor, Bob Scholes, who died while hiking in Namibia with friends and colleagues on Wednesday. (Wits University)
A giant in the field of climate science, a true leader and dedicated scientist. This is how the University of the Witwatersrand has described the distinguished professor, Bob Scholes, who died while hiking in Namibia with friends and colleagues on Wednesday.
Scholes was a National Research Foundation A-rated scientist and professor of systems ecology at Wits University, where he was the director of the Global Change Institute.