Distinguished pharmacologist Emeritus Professor Frederick Noel Fastier taught Pharmacology at the University of Otago, New Zealand, from 1949 to 1980, and was the University’s inaugural Professor of Pharmacology. He entered the University as a student in 1937 and graduated with a BSc. He then worked as the chemist for the Department of Medicine and obtained his MSc. His work at the Medical School was at first mainly in the chemical field but he became increasingly involved in pharmacological research. This led to him gaining a Beit Memorial Fellowship to study at the University of Oxford. After completing his doctorate he worked in Edinburgh and New York before returning to teach at the University of Otago in 1949. After Professor Fastier retired, he became a student once again, gaining an MA in Philosophy. He is remembered for his inquiring mind, dedication and commitment to Pharmacology and Pharmacy, and his wonderful generosity. He died in July 2021, aged 101, leaving his estate to the University of Otago.