George Claassen
George Claassen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1949 (age 76–77) |
| Occupations | Journalist, Writer, Academic |
| Parent(s) | Petronella Claassen (née Theunissen) George Nicolaas Claassen |
| Relatives | Wynand Classen (Brother) |
| Awards | SAASTA South African Science Communicator of the Year Award |
| Academic background | |
| Education | PhD |
| Alma mater | University of Pretoria (BA, MA) UNISA (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Beeld HSRC Pretoria Technikon Stellenbosch University Die Burger Media24 SABC |
| Notable ideas | Founder of Sceptic South Africa |
| Writing career | |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Notable works | Geloof, bygeloof en ander wensdenkery (on beliefs) Kwakke, kwinte & kwale (on quackery) |
| Website | |
| George Claasen on CENSCOM | |
George Claassen is a South African journalist who was the head of department of journalism at Pretoria Technikon (now Tshwane University of Technology) and Stellenbosch University. Claassen was the first academic in the field of journalism to develop a course in science and technology journalism in Africa and can rightly be called the "father of science communication in Africa"