Please let me write this mesaage in Spanish. Incursioné en el "mundo de la morfometría" hace ya 17 años, gracias a la recomendación de Antonio García Valdecasas. En México era una herramienta totalmente nueva, prácticamente inicié a tientas leyendo y revisando compendios, memorias de congresos y por supuesto las publicaciones del Dr. Bookstein, que debo confesar, no alcanzaba a comprender del todo; finalmente tuve la guía de Efraín de Luna y logré terminar mi tesis de doctorado. Seguí en el área, y hoy día considero la morfometría como el área de la biología de más alcance, bueno, quizás estoy siendo un poco fantasiosa, pero sin duda es para mi la más apasionante y la que me ha permitido conocer de muchos más organismos y fenómenos biológicos. Gracias al doctor Bookstein, descanse en paz y todos los que han seguido contribuyendo a la formación de ésta hermosa disciplina. Aprovecho para enviar un gran abrazo a todos.
Marcia Ramírez El dom, 21 de jun de 2026, 10:36 a. m., Paolo Piras <[email protected]> escribió: > I would like to join everyone in extending my heartfelt condolences. > > I had the opportunity to hear Fred Bookstein speak during a video-call > lecture in September 2025, as part of the wonderfully organized workshop in > Vienna. Beyond the fascinating scientific content, what remained most > strongly with me was his relentless drive to go beyond what had already > been achieved, constantly seeking new ideas and new methods. > > Fred Bookstein's lifelong work represents a milestone in the field of > biometrics, through the development and dissemination of numerous > approaches that are now widely used not only in morphometrics but across > many related disciplines. Personally, I have been deeply influenced by many > of his papers, beginning with his pioneering work on tensor biometrics in > the late 1970s and 1980s—a topic that continues to inspire my research > today—and, of course, by his seminal contributions on Thin-Plate Splines, > including his later critical reflections on the method. > > His books, too, stand apart from conventional scientific pedagogy. Yet I > believe that the intellectual effort required to grasp the depth of his > messages constitutes one of his greatest legacies. They challenge us to > question and deepen our often overly linear understanding of biometrics, > statistics, and scientific reasoning. > > I am also particularly grateful for his chapter on abduction in his 2014 > book *Measuring and Reasoning*, which left a lasting impression on me. > > My deepest condolences go to his family and to all those who loved him. > > Paolo Piras > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Il giorno dom 21 giu 2026 alle ore 18:17 'F. James Rohlf' via Morphmet < > [email protected]> ha scritto: > >> Oh, so sad. A giant in many ways and a good friend and colleague. He will >> be missed. >> >> Jim >> >> __________________ >> F. James Rohlf, Distinguished Prof. Emeritus >> Dept. Anthropology and Ecology & Evolution >> Stonybrook University >> >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: Joe Felsenstein <[email protected]> >> Date: 6/20/26 11:38 PM (GMT-05:00) >> To: Morphmet <[email protected]> >> Cc: Joe Felsenstein <[email protected]>, Joe Felsenstein < >> [email protected]> >> Subject: [MORPHMET2] Sad news >> >> EXTERNAL EMAIL - This email was sent by a person from outside your >> organization. Exercise caution when clicking links, opening attachments or >> taking further action, before validating its authenticity. >> Morphmet Folks -- >> >> I am sad to report the death of my good friend and >> colleague Fred Bookstein. He died this morning >> at a hospital in Seattle after a struggle of almost >> two years with cancer. >> >> Fred was born on 27 July 1947, so he was 78 >> years old. 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