In Memoriam - Professor Bert Peletier
On December 16, 2023, our respected and beloved former colleague prof.dr.ir. Bert Peletier passed away.
From 1977 until his retirement, Bert worked as professor of Analysis and Applied Mathematics. Since 1999 he has been a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2013 he was appointed Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion. He was also co-founder of the interdisciplinary Lorentz Center in Leiden.
Bert was an eminent mathematician with a broad interest. He received great international esteem for his work in partial differential equations and non-linear analysis. He has contributed greatly to the mathematical foundation of research into new medicines, research he was still working on.
Bert was a warm-hearted man with sincere interest for colleagues and students. He was always ready with a sympathetic ear, well-thought-out advice and, if possible, practical support. We will miss him very much.