Jan Reynders, A 'towering' Figure In Sa Engineering, Has Died

Reynders was the former dean of engineering and head of the school of electrical, electronic computer engineering at Wits University.

"He made a huge contribution to South Africa, to the electrical engineering profession, and to the many students and colleagues who passed through his department and faculty at Wits University," Chris Yelland, an energy analyst and MD of EE Business Intelligence, wrote in a post on Facebook on Tuesday.

"I have nothing but the very finest memories of Prof Jan Reynders as a professional, a scholar, a teacher and a friend," Yelland said.

Beyond his work as an educator, Reynders contributed to the field of electrical engineering by publishing more than 120 papers on various topics, including current waveforms, dielectric surfaces and capacitive reactance, and more.