Staff, Students & Associates

Conservation Biology Masters Students (2012/13)

Kimon de Greef

Email: kimon.degreef@uct.ac.za

Kimon was born in London to South African parents. They wisely brought him home before his first birthday, so he has no memories of the big city except for maybe having chicken pox once. He has lived in Cape Town ever since. He grew up in Hout Bay, went to school at Westerford, played sport with his friends and went on lots of surf trips. After matriculating he migrated up the hill to study biology at UCT, completing his Honours degree in 2010. His research project investigated a newly arrived invasive mussel on South Africa’s west coast. After honours, Kimon travelled for a year in east Africa and Europe. He is back at school because he takes pleasure in the pursuit of knowledge, especially the scientific sort, and because he would like to become a well-informed and enjoyable popular science writer one day. In his spare time he collects music from around the world, plays percussion, occasionally DJs, writes, swims, and waters his vegetable garden.