In memory of Lennart Svensson: Teacher Par Excellence
Standing by the stairs of the Oskar Frederik’s Church in Gothenburg, I overheard someone say “He was striving to be someone like Feynman. He wanted to come up with the simplest explanations of the most complex ideas”. I can confirm that he was not just trying but was always successful in doing this. While I do not know what it took Richard Feynman to come up with those simplified explanations, I have been a witness to the passion, technique, effort, and the genius of Lennart Svensson in extracting the essence of the most complex ideas into teachable concepts. It is from him that I learned how to learn, how to really understand, and how to teach. My first baby flights within academia are thanks to the 15 months I spent under Lennart’s wings. ...