TheJagger Library at the University of Cape Town Thislist ofUniversity of Cape Town faculty includes current,emeritus , former, and deceased professors, lecturers, and researchers. Faculty members who have become Institute Professors, or have earned other significant awards and made significant contributions are listed below.
Haroon Bhorat ,South African Research Chair in economic growth, poverty and inequalityJustine Burns , behavioural economist and head of the School of EconomicsOwen Horwood (1916–1998), economistWilliam Harold Hutt (1899–1988), professor of commerce and theorist ofconsumer sovereignty Murray Leibbrandt ,South African Research Chair in poverty and inequality researchNicoli Nattrass , development economistHector Menteith Robertson (1905–1984), Jagger professor of economicsFrancis Wilson (1939–2022), founder and director of the Southern African Labour and Development Research UnitIngrid Woolard , professor of economicsEngineering and the Built Environment [ edit ] George Ekama OMS , professor of water quality engineeringSue Harrison ,South African Research Chair in bioprocess engineering, deputy vice-chancellorPatricia J. Kooyman ,South African Research Chair in nanomaterials for catalysisAlison Lewis , director of the Crystallisation and Precipitation Research UnitJo Noero , director of the School of Architecture and PlanningEdgar Pieterse ,South African Research Chair in urban policy, director of the African Centre for CitiesPragasen Pillay OMS , professor of electrical engineeringAbimbola Windapo , professor of construction managementAlphose Zingoni , professor of structural engineering and mechanicFrances Ames SSA (1920–2002), head of neurology, led medical ethics inquiry into the death ofSteve Biko Christiaan Barnard (1922–2001), professor of surgical science, head surgeon in the first successful human-to-humanheart transplant Peter Beighton OMB (1934–2023), professor of human geneticsLinda-Gail Bekker , director of the Desmund Tutu HIV CentreEric Crichton (1888–1962), first professor of obstetrics and gynaecologyGeorge Daniell (1864–1937), anaesthetistT. B. Davie (1895–1955),vice-chancellor , namesake of theT. B. Davie Memorial Lecture Lynette Denny GCOB (1958–2024), head of obstetrics and gynaecologyWim de Villiers , dean of the Faculty of Health SciencesKeertan Dheda , professor of respiratory medicineTania Douglas (1969–2021),South African Research Chair in biomedical engineering and innovationA. W. Falconer (1880–1954), first professor of medicineWieland Gevers OMS , professor of medical biochemistryCharles Maclay (1913–1978), senior lecturer in anatomySalome Maswime , head of global surgeryBongani Mayosi OMS (1967–2018), professor of cardiology, dean of the Faculty of Health SciencesValerie Mizrahi OMS , director of the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular MedicineElmi Muller , head of general surgeryDaniel Ncayiyana , deputy vice-chancellorTim Noakes OMS , professor of exercise and sports scienceTolullah Oni , epidemiologistLionel Opie OMS (1933–2020), cardiologistStuart Saunders GCOB (1931–2021), professor of medicine,vice-chancellor Dan Stein , professor of psychiatryKit Vaughan , professor of biomedical engineeringLee A. Wallis , head of emergency medicineAnna-Lise Williamson ,South African Research Chair in virologyCarolyn Williamson , professor of medical virologyAmbroise Wonkam , professor of medical geneticsHeather Zar , director of the School of Child and Adolescent HealthLiesl Zühlke , professor of paediatric cardiology, director of the Children's Heart Disease Research UnitJohn Atkinson (1938–2022), ancient historian, dean of the Faculty of ArtsLydia Baumbach (1924–1991), professor of classicsKathleen Coleman , classicistBenjamin Farrington (1891–1974), classicistMargaret Hewett (1934–2022), expert onRoman-Dutch law Maurice Pope (1926–2019), professor of classics, dean of the Faculty of HumanitiesWilliam Rollo (1892–1960), head of classics, dean of the Faculty of ArtsDavid Wardle , head of classicsFilm and Media Studies [ edit ] Languages and Literatures [ edit ] Breyten Breytenbach , visiting professor in the Graduate School of Humanities from January 2000, authorAndré Brink OIS (1935–2015), professor of English language and literatureLeslie Casson (1903–1969), professor of medieval literatureJ. M. Coetzee OMG , professor of literature,2003 Nobel Prize in Literature Imraan Coovadia , director of creative writingJohannes du Plessis Scholtz (1900–1990), professor of Afrikaans and DutchYasin Dutton , professor of ArabicJoan Hambidge , professor of languages and literaturesPeter Horn (1934–2019), head of German language and literatureD. J. Opperman (1914–1985), Afrikaans poetTom Raworth (1938–2017), English poetTzili Reisenberger , head of Hebrew language and literatureJenefer Shute , lecturer in EnglishKelwyn Sole , professor of English literatureEtienne van Heerden , Hofmeyr Professor of languages and literatures[ 1] Stephen Watson (1954–2011), professor of EnglishPerformance Studies [ edit ] Jan Brand (1823–1888), inaugural professor of lawHugh Corder , professor of public lawDrucilla Cornell (1950–2022),South African Research Chair in customary law, indigenous values and dignity jurisprudenceDennis Davis , professor of commercial law, judge president of theCompetition Appeal Court Pierre de Vos , professor of constitutional lawJohannes Christiaan de Wet (1912–1990), Schreiner professor of Roman lawRaylene Keightley , senior lecturer in law, judgeRashida Manjoo , professor of public law,United Nations 'Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women Donald Molteno (1908–1972), professor of public lawRob Nairn (1939–2023), professor of law and criminology, Director of the Institute of CriminologyCaroline Ncube ,South African Research Chair in intellectual property, innovation, and developmentKate O'Regan , senior lecturer in law, honorary professor, justice of theConstitutional Court of South Africa Nicola Peart , lecturerAlbie Sachs , honorary professor of public lawPhilippe-Joseph Salazar , distinguished professor in rhetoric, director of the Centre for Rhetoric StudiesJack Simons (1907–1995), professor of African law and administrationDavid Unterhalter , professor of law, judgeBelinda van Heerden , professor of law, judgeMichael William Feast (1926–2019), director of theSouth African Astronomical Observatory , honorary professorRenée C. Kraan-Korteweg , head of astronomy, founder and co-director of the Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravity CentreBrian Warner (1939–2023), professor of astronomy, emeritus distinguished professor of natural philosophyPatricia Whitelock , director of theSouth African Astronomical Observatory , honorary professorDonald Kurtz , professor of astronomyAnusuya Chinsamy-Turan , vertebrate paleontologistRobert Compton (1886–1979), Harold Pearson professor of botany, director of theNational Botanic Gardens John H. Day (1909–1989), marine biologist and invertebrate zoologist, namesake of the John Day BuildingPhil Hockey (1956–2013), professor of ornithology, director of thePercy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology Lancelot Hogben (1895–1975), professor of zoologyBrian Huntley , conservationistMargaret Levyns (1980–1975), botanistHenry Harold Welch Pearson (1870–1916), Harry Bolus professor of botany, namesake of the H. W. Pearson BuildingEdith Layard Stephens (1884–1966), botanistThomas Alan Stephenson (1898–1961), professor of zoologyDavid Thoday (1883–1964), Harry Bolus professor of botanyJennifer Thomson , professor of biologyKelly Chibale , professor of chemistry, founding director of the Holistic Drug Discovery and Development CentrePaul Daniel Hahn (1849–1919), Jamieson professor of experimental physics and practical chemistry, later professor of chemistry, namesake of the P. D. Hahn BuildingHarry Irving (1905–1993), professor of analytical scienceJanet Scott (1964–2022), lecturer in chemistryInformation Technology [ edit ] Chris Brink , professor of mathematicsAlexander Brown (1877–1948), professor of mathematicsDoug Butterworth OMS , professor of applied mathematicsKathy Driver , professor of mathematics and dean of the Faculty of SciencePeter Dunsby , professor of gravitation and cosmology, co-director of the Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravity CentreGeorge Ellis OMS , distinguished professor of complex systems, collaborator withStephen Hawking and winner of the 2004Templeton Prize Francis Guthrie (1831–1899), professor of mathematicsCharles Hellaby , cosmologist, associate professor of mathematicsDaya Reddy OMB ,South African Research Chair in computational mechanicsCarruthers Beattie (1866–1946), professor of applied mathematics and experimental physics,vice-chancellor , namesake of the Beattie BuildingJean Cleymans (1944–2021), professor of physicsAllan Macleod Cormack (1924–1998), lecturer in physics,1979 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Reginald W. James (1891–1964), professor of physics, actingvice-chancellor , namesake of the R. W. James BuildingJohann Rafelski , professor of theoretical physicsBasil Schonland OMG (1896–1972), professor of physicsAmanda Weltman ,South African Research Chair in physical cosmology
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