JPD Remembered - UCT Vice Chancellor, Rotarian, Cricketer, Mathematician (Paperback)

JP Duminy (1897-1980) was the only university professor to play cricket for South Africa. He was also the first alumnus of UCT to become Vice Chancellor and the first non-American to be elected a First Vice President of Rotary International. In this book, his son Andrew writes about his life and his distinguished career. Using diaries and private papers in the family's possession, he portryas his father as someone known for his good humour, clear-thinking and fair mindedness. In the words fo a senior academic who knew him well, he thought "dispassionately and fearlessly acted upon what he found to be true and in the best interests of the institution which he served".

General

Imprint:	Reach Publishers
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	August 2020
Authors:	Andrew Duminy
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	214
ISBN-13:	978-1-990960-09-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Sport & Leisure > Humour > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Colleges of higher education Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Cricket Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	1-990960-09-X
Barcode:	9781990960093

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