My teacher, Professor Smil Sommarin, was a fine pedagogue, a very generous person, and a great admirer of Kurt Wicksell.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I had some good teachers. One of the greatest teachers I've had is bluegrass music: going back and listening to Bill Monroe's music, the Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs. When I was with Ralph Stanley I learned a lot from him.
I had an inspirational teacher at my junior school: Peter Nixon. He was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and slightly scary - a good combination for a teacher.
I was never top of the class at school, but my classmates must have seen potential in me, because my nickname was 'Einstein.'
My first public impression was my French teacher, Derek Swift.
He taught me literature, and he actually taught me how to read. He was my personal mentor.
In college, I had an early introduction to classical genetics from Professor Dan Lindsley, also an extraordinary teacher who influenced me greatly.
The four principal oral instructors to whom I feel my mind indebted for improvement were Joseph Fawcet, Thomas Holcroft, George Dyson, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
My dad was such a great story-teller, a good teacher.
I had two wonderful teachers: Sanford Melsner and Fred Kareman.
My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad.