Oh, that is a great loss. He has done very important early work in multivariate morphometrics. His work had a large influence on me when I was a graduate student. A very enthusiastic worker on many subjects - quite impressive! I very much enjoyed my interactions with him especially when I visited him in Uppsala for two months.
____________________________________________ F. James Rohlf, Distinguished Professor, Emeritus. Ecology & Evolution Research Professor, Anthropology Stony Brook University -----Original Message----- From: Eric Delson [mailto:eric.del...@lehman.cuny.edu] Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 5:51 AM To: morphmet@morphometrics.org Subject: Re: [MORPHMET] Richard Reyment (1926-2016) I also am saddened to hear of Prof. Reyment's death. He kindly aided me in Uppsala when I was traveling as a grad student to observe fossil primate specimens, and he showed me Chinese material from several sites including Zhoukoudian. I recall how he was complaining about the infighting between Stalinist and Maoist radical student groups on campus. It was only much later that I learned about his morphometric work through Les Marcus and others. He will be missed. Eric Delson CUNY & AMNH On 3/31/2016 11:41 AM, Norman MacLeod wrote: > It is with great sadness that I inform this community of the death of Richard > Reyment, who passed away at his home in Sollentuna, Sweden, just outside > Stockholm, on 30 March. A brief autobiography of Richard’s life and work is > available > at:https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__richardreyment.com_index.html&d=BQIFaQ&c=uxRm7bTqKzXs8e5WpHvdhQ&r=QsvmrqJR0YtjwRsCcawJg9FfJ-6mHfFhAx1IUIyo7A8&m=_1Nri_WOtwk2NSubYPK_nLTwqmbWMKYoFN67cslzX24&s=YWOQofIGSixW0D0Jq6wSq4Jj-VsjJ51nqZjcCk4LokY&e= > . I would not presume to improve on the information he has already provided > there other than to add that he was my good friend, a valued colleague and > true intellectual of unusually broad interests, abilities and > accomplishments. I often wince when I hear someone described as a “polymath” > these days as the term has become devalued through overuse. However, Richard > was a genuine polymath as his bibliography all too readily attests. Over a > career that spanned more than half a century Richard assimilated a vast body > of knowledge of about quantitative data analysis, morphometrics, > palaeontology, geology and a variety of other fields by remaining an active > and engaged researcher as well as a teacher, editor, author and > administrator. In pursuing these interests he had the good fortune to be able > to undertake this assimilation piece-by-piece, paper-by-paper, book-by-book > as these fields were developing; through their heydays at it were. Now, there > is simply too much information being published by too many people on too many > topics to allow anyone to develop the sort of synoptic understanding Richard > achieved for even a single speciality, much less half-a-dozen. People like > Richard are now passing from the scene. That is a tragedy for us all. > Possibly with one or two rare exceptions, we’ll not see their like again. > > Richard’s daughter Britt-Louse has informed me that his funeral will be held > in the next few weeks and will be attended only by the family. > > Norm MacLeod -- MORPHMET may be accessed via its webpage at http://www.morphometrics.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MORPHMET" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to morphmet+unsubscr...@morphometrics.org. -- MORPHMET may be accessed via its webpage at http://www.morphometrics.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MORPHMET" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to morphmet+unsubscr...@morphometrics.org.
