Raphie Kaplinsky

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Raphael Kaplinsky
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Kaplinsky in 2022
Born (1946-12-31) 31 December 1946 (age 78)
South Africa
SpouseCatherine
Children2, including Natasha Kaplinsky, Benjamin Jacob Kaplinsky
Academic work
InstitutionsSPRU, University of Sussex
Website https://raphiekaplinsky.com/

Raphael Malcolm Kaplinsky (born 31 December 1946) [1] [2] is an Honorary Professor at the Science Policy Research Unit and an Emeritus Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. [3] In 2024 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He was an active and well-known opponent to Apartheid in South Africa during the 1960s, and played a leading role in 1968 in the Mafeje affair. Kaplinsky was not allowed to return to his country of birth until Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990, after which he played an active role in policy development at the national and regional levels. He spent the bulk of his professional career at the University of Sussex where he led research programmes on industrial and technology policy and on Global value chain. He led and participated in a number of Advisory Missions to governments in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe.

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Early life

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Kaplinsky at UCT in 1968

Kaplinsky's father Morris, a Polish Jew, emigrated to South Africa from the town of Slonim, now in Belarus in 1929. [4] His mother was born in South Africa to Jewish emigres from Lithuania. As a student Kaplinsky took part in Cape Town University's Mafeje affair protests which resulted in him having to flee South Africa to the United Kingdom in the 1960s. [5]

Personal life

Kaplinsky married Catherine Charlewood, a psychoanalyst in 1969. They have a daughter, Natasha Kaplinsky, a TV presenter (born 1972) a son, Benjamin Kaplinsky, a technology lawyer (born 1975) [6] and four grandchildren. His daughter, Natasha Kaplinsky with her husband Justin have two children, Arlo and Angelica. His son Benjamin Kaplinsky and his wife Nicole have 2 children, a daughter Eva and a son Campbell.

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References

  1. "Kaplinsky, Raphael". Library of Congress. Retrieved 3 February 2017. (Raphael Kaplinsky; b. 12/31/1946)
  2. "CV | Raphie Kaplinsky" . Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. Kaplinsky, Raphael. "Raphael Kaplinsky, professorial fellow" . Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. "Natasha Kaplinsky cries for family Nazi deaths". The Daily Telegraph . 28 August 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  5. Kaplinsky, Natasha (Guest) (6 September 2007). Natasha Kaplinsky (TV programme). Who Do You Think You Are?. London: BBC. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  6. Taboola (31 January 2009). "Profile on Natasha Kaplinsky". The Scotsman . Retrieved 4 February 2017.