Subject: Dirk Jan Povel From: Leon van Noorden <leonvannoorden@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:23:24 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>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