Emil Wolf Ph.D., D.Sc.

Both Joyce and I are deeply saddened by your loss. Emil will be sorely missed by both his friends and colleagues. I will always remember Emil as a gifted teacher and inspiring scholar, and for the friendship we shared in later years at OSA meetings and AFOSR workshops.

I know that even though you have a loss, you still have some great memories. I hope those memories will give you comfort.

Dear Emil,

I remember the first time I met you, I asked whether you were the son of the wolf who had worked with Max Born. I was flabbergasted to learn that YOU were that Wolf! I was always impressed with your broad command of optics and electromagnetic theory, your broad interest in science, your gentlemanliness, and your generosity and patience with a (then) young and naive astrophysicist. I also remember fondly being in your office many years later and finding among the...

Dear Emil,

You were the light in many people's lives and you are now the light in our memories. Your contributions to optics will live forever as well as your energy that is entangled in us - they will all pass on for generations to come. Your intolerance for any form of discrimination, you fought for, has helped many and inspired us. You love(d) all around you and we love(d) you too.

Thank you, Emil, and condolences to your family.

Jannick Rolland-Thompson