Arnold Ilardus Klopper

Background

Klopper, Arnold Ilardus was born on February 8, 1922 in Ventushurg, South Africa. Son of Peter Arnold and Laura Mary (Visagie) Klopper.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1940; Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, U. Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1946; Doctor of Medicine, U. Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1955.

Career

Research staff member, Medical Research Council, Edinburgh, 1950-1955; research staff member, Medical Research Council, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1955-1960; senior lecturer on obstetrics-gynecology, U. Aberdeen, 1960-1962; reader in obstetrics, U. Aberdeen, 1962-1970; professor reproductive endocrinology, U. Aberdeen, 1970-1989; professor emeritus, U. Aberdeen, since 1989; consultant obstetrician and gynecologist, U. Aberdeen, 1960-1989. Visiting professor Medical School, Cornell Univercity, New York Hospital, 1965.

Achievements

• Arnold Ilardus Klopper has been listed as a noteworthy Obstetrician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal College Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society (Joseph prize 1968).

Interests

• Avocation: fishing.

Connections

Married Katherine Mary Turvey, April 17, 1944.

Father:

Peter Arnold Klopper

Mother:

Laura Mary (Visagie) Klopper

Spouse:

Katherine Mary Turvey