Re: Dirk Jan Povel (Nakajima )


Subject: Re: Dirk Jan Povel
From:    Nakajima  <nakajima@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Sat, 13 Aug 2011 10:32:16 +0900
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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@xxxxxxxx> 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


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