Background
Shear, Mervyn was born on November 24, 1931 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Son of Samuel and Minnie Julia (Labè) Shear.
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This volume tells the story of how the University of Witwatersrand adapted to the political and social developments in South Africa after 1948.
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Shear, Mervyn was born on November 24, 1931 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Son of Samuel and Minnie Julia (Labè) Shear.
Bachelor Dental Science, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1954. Master Dental Science, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1961. Doctor of Science in Dentistry, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1973.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1992. DChD (honorary), University Pretoria, 1999.
Junior lecturer Faculty of Dentistry University Witwatersrand, 1955-1956, lecturer, 1958-1965. Senior house officer Eastman Dental Hospital, University London, 1957. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research scholar department histochemistry Postgraduate Medical School, London, 1962.
Senior lecturer, head joint oral pathology unit University Witwatersrand and South African Institute for Medical Research, 1965-1982. Professor oral pathology University Witwatersrand, 1968-1982, deputy vice chancellor student affairs, 1983-1991, professor emeritus, since 1992. Extraordinary professor University We.
Cape, Cape Town, South Africa, 1993—2003, professor emeritus South Africa, since 2004. Visiting assistant professor department oral pathology University Illinois, Chicago, 1963. Visiting professor Royal Dental College, Copenhagen, 1974, 80, University Adelaide, Australia, 1976, Eastman Dental Center, University Rochester, 2003.
Chair board Eastern Seaboard Association Tertiary Institutions, Kwazulu-Natal, 1993-1998. Member council University The University of Durban-Westville, 1992-1999, University Lesotho, 1990-1993.
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Fellow Royal College Pathologists, Royal Society South Africa, College Dentistry South Africa (honorary), College Pathologists South Africa (honorary). Member International Association Oral Pathologists (president 1981-1984), International Association Dental Research, South African Dental Association.
Married Caryll Frances Posel, June 25, 1961. 1 child, Keith S.T.