Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer

More that the Coelacanth!

Abstract

I had the great pleasure of spending two weeks with Miss Latimer in October 2003. I was mesmerized by her stories, greatly impressed by the diversity of her accomplishments and knowledge, and enamoured by her kindness, good humour and warmth. I can’t give an appropriate tribute in this short article and I will simply share some snippets of her life, as told to me while conducting interviews with her or obtained through other research I did while in South Africa.