Re: Dirk Jan Povel

[Nakajima <nakajima@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Please allow me to mention something personal.  I visited Dirk-Jan in 1987, 
and he gave me an opportunity to give a talk.  I was just at the beginning 
of my career, and I was very glad that I could discuss some issues with a 
researcher I knew very well in the literature.  After going back to Leiden, 
which was my home base at that time, he wrote me a long letter to encourage 
me to continue my research in the field of time perception.  Dirk-Jan was a 
very kind man and an excellent teacher.

Yoshitaka Nakajima

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Diana Deutsch" <ddeutsch@xxxxxxxx>
To: <AUDITORY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 6:37 AM
Subject: Re: Dirk Jan Povel


This is sad news indeed. Dirk was a wonderful person and a terrific 
scientist - he will be sorely missed.

Diana Deutsch



On Aug 12, 2011, at 1:23 AM, Leon van Noorden wrote:

> Dear list,
> yesterday we commemorated the passing away of Dirk Jan Povel after an 
> incurable illness.
> He underwent this predictable end of his live in a philosophical way. He 
> stayed the same cheerful person till the end.
> He made a invaluable contribution to our understanding of the perception 
> of rhythmic patterns.
> Leon van Noorden