{"id":272,"date":"2023-01-31T22:26:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T22:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikezmolek.org\/blog\/?p=272"},"modified":"2025-09-05T10:10:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T10:10:33","slug":"tribute-to-george-c-comninel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikezmolek.org\/blog\/tribute-to-george-c-comninel\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribute to George C. Comninel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>August of 2022 brought the passing of George Comninel, a dear colleague and friend. As I did not make the celebration of his life held last month in Toronto, I wrote the following tribute, which was shared in written form at the event. George served as the acting supervisor of my dissertation project from its earliest inceptions in 1993-1994 down to its completion in 2008. During those years, the wealth of knowledge which George shared with me is difficult to describe. I will have more to say in this blog. 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