Uganda, Feb. 20 -- Dear Tingasiga:

A brilliant mind in Toronto has been silenced by death, leaving an empty void that may never be filled by anyone like him. John Fisher Zzimbe, who died in Toronto on February 2, 2024, was a genius that fit with ease in the world of high-end academia but was utterly disinterested in the lifestyle of all-consuming materialism.

A socially unconventional person, his was what the wordsmiths call a Bohemian lifestyle. Simple. Happy on his own terms. Easily underestimated by those who judge human worth and ability by the clothing in which we wrap our mortal bodies.

Zzimbe was devoted to the pursuit and sharing of knowledge, especially his beloved mathematics and physics. He cared about justice and the fate o...