Christo Viljoen
Christo Viljoen (1937-1954) is an Afrikaans academic and cultural leader.
Biography
Born on 31 August 1937 in Graaff-Reinet, Cape, and studied at the Hoër Volkskool Graaff-Reinet (till 1954), Stellenbosch University (bachelor's, masters and Ph.D. (Ing) degrees in electronic engineering), continuing with studies in England (1960-61).
He began work as an engineer in the Department of Posts and Telegraphs in Pretoria (1962-65), then joined the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Stellenbosch as senior lecturer (1966-69), professor (1970-78), Dean of Engineering (1979-93) and Vice-Rector (Operations) (1993-98).
After retirement he established and was the first Director of the Office for Intellectual Property at Stellenbosch University (1999-2002) and Managing Director of the Unistel Group of Companies. In 2006 he became a member of Stellenbosch University Council.
He married to Hana Stehlik and the couple have two daughters, Marenka and Annakie and a son, Francois.
His contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance
In the media sector he was the chairman of the governmentally appointed Task Group on Broadcasting in South and Southern Africa (1991) and author of the Report of the Task Group on Broadcasting in South and Southern Africa (Government Printer, Pretoria, 1991)
