Gavin Grant Maasdorp

Background

Maasdorp, Gavin Grant was born on December 5, 1937 in Graaff-Reinet, South Africa. Son of Gordon De Villiers and Virgo Grant (Davis) Maasdorp.

Education

Master in Commerce, U. Natal, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Natal, 1975.

Career

Assistant accountant, Rennies Group, Durban, South Africa, 1958-1961; credit manager, Mobil Oil (S.A.) Ltd., Durban, South Africa, 1961-1964; associate professor, U. Natal, Durban, South Africa, 1976-1981; professor, U. Natal, Durban, South Africa, since 1982. Consultant in field; member Advisory Panel on Economics science, 1992-1994. Steering committee Indian Ocean Research Network, since 1996.

Achievements

• Gavin Grant Maasdorp has been listed as a noteworthy Economics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Council member South African Institute Race Rels., Johannesburg, since 1970, SouthAfrican Institute International Affairs, Durban, since 1980, National Productivity Council, Pretoria, South Africa, 1990-1994. Member Natal Regional Economics Forum, Durban, since 1992. Member Economics Society South Africa, Economics History Society South Africa, Africa Institute South Africa (fellow 1994), Chartered Institute Transport, Economics Policy Study Group (chairman since 1990).

Interests

• Avocations: sports, travel, photography, reading.

Connections

Married Jane Margot Norman, March 30, 1978. Children: Katherine Helen, David Gordon.

Father:

Gordon De Villiers Maasdorp

Mother:

Virgo Grant (Davis) Maasdorp

Spouse:

Jane Margot Norman

child:

David Gordon Maasdorp

child:

Katherine Helen Maasdorp