Prof. Prekel played a major role in converting South Africa's furlongs per fortnight into grams, meters, and litres.

Prof Heinz Prekel, father of the metric system in South Africa dies at 89

Professor Heinz Prekel, the man who spearheaded South Africa’s transition from imperial to metric measurement, gave up the ghost in his home on Thursday, aged 89 years. Prof. Prekel played a major role in converting South Africa’s furlongs per fortnight into grams, meters, and litres. Reports from the Afrikaans newspaper Read more…