In Memoriam Professor Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Wolfgang Straßer

With Wolfgang Straßer we all lose not only one of the first pioneers in Computer Graphics and one of the important architects for the building up of Darmstadt as the leading "Computer Graphics Hub" worldwide, but also a very successful academic teacher, a very motivating and engaged colleague and an outstanding scientist

In Memoriam Professor Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Wolfgang Straßer (10.08.1941-24.01.2015)

Wolfgang Straßer was a longtime supporter of the Computers and Graphics Journal, where he was a member of the Editorial Board since the early 1990s. His contributions to this Journal as an Author, Reviewer and Adviser were numerous and relevant. Joa- quim Jorge still remembers fondly meeting Wolfgang Straßer in the early days of the Graphics Hardware Workshop. In more recent years, his suggestions, contributions and comments were helpful in shaping the editorial line of Computers and Graphics