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Stig Andur Pedersen (1943-2018)

Obituary
Stig Andur Pedersen March 2nd, 2018

(by Vincent F. Hendricks)

I have dreaded the coming of this day. The day to come on which a tribute to 
you, Stig Andur Pedersen, would have to be composed. Affectionately, we simply 
called you Andur. And, affectionately, we hold the memory of you. All of us 
whom, at some point in time and space during your long and extensive function 
as Professor of Philosophy of Science at Roskilde University, have had the 
pleasure of your teachings; of attending one of your lectures; of reading one 
of your countless publications; of working on a scientific paper with you, of 
being a student or an academic in the making under your guidance. Or all of us 
that simply shared a moment in the sun together with you discussing logic, 
mathematics, computer science, engineering, philosophy, medicine, research 
politics, Kant, Wiener, Heisenberg, Bohr, Einstein, and, not least, Kierkegaard 
and Heidegger, ? you name it. Even a subject as peculiar as life itself was not 
off-topic for you on days or moments when academic matters where put on stand 
by for a while. Your reflections on life itself were sophisticated, they were 
inviting and they bore witness of a sensitivity that was beyond average. And 
besides discussing life, you were an expert in living your life: you radiated 
warmth, you lived honestly, you were present, and you were accountable; you 
made us smile and you made us laugh. You lived authentically regardless of 
life´s condition, whether in moments of sunshine or in moments of heavy wind or 
pouring rain.

It is impossible in the present context to list for your contributions to 
science. Yet, you never put yourself in the spotlight. Your focus was always on 
and in favor of science, on and in favor of the other, on and in favor of your 
family. Having lived unselfishly and without pretences, you stand out as a a 
unique person and a unique academic - a statistical singularity. The relentless 
pretences and the relentless self-interest of this world as well as within 
academia, you were beyond. You have served us all as the beacon of the human 
master teacher you were in everyday life and in science. As your students we 
were assured that you always led the way and that you always had our backs 
without ever casting shadows.

Andur, you have been one of a kind, and science would have been less than what 
it is now without your unique contribution. Whosever?s path you crossed on your 
walk through life, your name will always be associated with respect and 
affection, because you met your fellow human without judgment and with great 
interest, be it the mathematician, the doctor or lay(wo)man.

Stig Andur Pedersen passed away at the age of 75 February 16th 2018, leaving 
behind his wife Mette, his four daughters, sons-in-law and several 
grandchildren.
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