Des Taylor, an IEEE Life Fellow and Emeritus Professor at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, died on May 5, 2022, at the age of 80 in New Zealand. Des Taylor was born in Noranda, Quebec, Canada on July 5, 1941. He received his B.Sc.(Eng.) and M.Sc.(Eng.) degrees from Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1963 and 1967, respectively, and his Ph.D. degree in 1972 in electrical engineering from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was one of the few Fellows of IEEE in New Zealand as well as having been a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand, and a Fellow of both the Engineering Institute of Canada and the Institute of Professional Engineers of New Zealand.

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悼念：德斯蒙德·泰勒 (Desmond P. (Des) Taylor)


IEEE 终身研究员、新西兰坎特伯雷大学名誉教授 Des Taylor 于 2022 年 5 月 5 日在新西兰去世，享年 80 岁。 Des Taylor 于 1941 年 7 月 5 日出生于加拿大魁北克省诺兰达。他分别于 1963 年和 1967 年在加拿大安大略省金斯顿女王大学获得工程学学士学位和硕士学位分别和他的博士学位。 1972 年获得加拿大安大略省汉密尔顿麦克马斯特大学电气工程博士学位。他是新西兰为数不多的 IEEE 会士之一，也是新西兰皇家学会会士、加拿大工程学院和新西兰专业工程师学会会士。