January, 2025
The European Respiratory Society (ERS) is sad to announce the death of Dr Peter Howard, who passed away at the end of November 2024 after a short illness.
Dr Howard was Managing Editor of the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) from its inception in 1988.
He played a role in helping to bring together two European journals, which later led to the merging of two European respiratory societies, to form the ERS in 1990.
This interesting story can be found in an editorial published in the ERJ in 1996.
After he had moved on from the day-to-day business of being involved in the ERJ, Peter was a loyal member of ERS and could always be seen in attendance at the Congress.
ERS is grateful for Dr Howard’s outstanding contribution to ERS life.