ABSTRACT
As a conclusion to this volume in honour of Wolfgang Stroebe, the editors invited a few of his most esteemed colleagues/friends to write down their personal impressions of him. As you will see, what has emerged is a set of very different contributions from very different persons. To start out with, Lloyd Strickland reflects back on decades of impressions, having known Wolfgang since his 20s when they were both at Bristol University, UK. Next, Jaap Rabbie, Wolfgang’s predecessor at Utrecht University, gives his personal account of Wolfgang’s role at the Department of Social and Organisational Psychology at this university. Following this, Rein van der Vegt describes how Wolfgang designed a new research institute at Utrecht. Finally Lizet Hoekert shares her impressions of Wolfgang as Director of the Research Institute for Psychology & Health.
