Ampie Muller
Ampie Muller (1930-2019). Academic, book reviewer, radio announcer and part-time actor.
Biography
Born Adriaan Diederichs Muller in Warden, Orange Free State, on 27 December 1930, the brother of the journalist and editor Piet Muller, he had his schooling at the Dirkie Uys Hoërskool in Warden (1937 – 1948), before going to the University of Pretoria to study psychology. He obtained a B.A., a B.A. Hons and an M.A. degree there between 1949 – 1954 and went to the Free University Amsterdam to complete the Drs. Psigoligiae and a D.Litt et Phil.
His first wife was Renee Louw, the daughter of N.P. van Wyk Louw and Truida Louw. In the 1990s he met and married Beverley Roos-Muller, a colleague at Fine Music Radio.
He passed away in Cape Town on 5 September, 2019.
Professor
Company Name
Selfemployed Consultant in Organizatiuonal Development and Creative use of differences
Dates Employed
Jan 1990 – Present
Employment Duration
29 yrs 9 mos
Understanding Organizations and consulting in that field
Editor Company Name Fine Music radio Dates Employed Mar 1996 – Feb 2016 Employment Duration 20 yrs
professor Company Name Mediation and Transformation Practice Dates Employed 1998 – 2010 Employment Duration 12 yrs mediating and conflict reslution
Senior Consultant Company Name Centre for conflict resolution Dates Employed 1977 – 1998 Employment Duration 21 yrs mediation and conflict resolution Education
.M.A.(University of Pretoria)Drs. Psigoligiae &D.Litt et Phil (Free university Amsterdam) Degree Name M.A. Drs. Psigologiae . D Litt et Phil Field Of Study Psychology Dates attended or expected graduation 1949 – 1954
Dirkie Uys Hoerskool Warden OFS Dates attended or expected graduation 1937 – 1948
Diurkie Uys Hoerskool. Warden OFS Degree Name Ba. Ba.Hons and M.A. University of zpretoria Field Of Study Psychology and ZPhilosophy Dates attended or expected graduation 1937 – 1948
He was co-founder of the South African Institute for Conflict Resolution, he spent his academic life working as a consultant in the fields of conflict resolution, organizational development and the creative use of differences.
He had a role in the JAATS production of Bitter Einde in 1955.
He joined Fine Music Radio in March 1996 as an announcer and later editor, working there till February 2016.
Sources
Helikon, 5(21), 1955.
Linked in [1].
Die Burger, 7 September 2019.
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