Obituaries: Wilhelmus Nicolaas Konings

Abstract

On 5 July 2014, Wilhelmus Nicolaas Konings (known as Wil), Emeritus Professor of Molecular Microbiology at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 77. Konings received his Ph.D. from the University of Groningen in 1969. From 1969 to 1971 he worked at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in Bethesda, Md., as a postdoctoral fellow. In 1971, he was appointed Lecturer at the University of Groningen, and in 1980, he became Professor of Microbiology. In 2002, he retired as Professor Emeritus, leaving a legacy of more than 440 scientific papers and 7 patents, as well as numerous students and postdoctoral scientists who were trained in his laboratory. After retiring from the University of Groningen, he became associated with the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa, where he lectured for more than 10 years.