Ad van der Avoird

Background

Avoird, Ad van der was born on April 19, 1943 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Son of Hubertus Jacobus and Maria Anna (Kerkhofs) van der Avoird.

Education

Ingenieur, Technology University Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, Technology U. Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 1968.

Career

Research fellow, Institute Battelle, Geneva, 1965-1967; section manager, Unilever Research Laboratory, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands, 1967-1971; associate professor theoretical chemistry, U. Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 1968-1971; professor, U. Nijmegen, The Netherlands, since 1971.

Achievements

• Ad van der Avoird has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Netherlands Royal Academy Sciences (chairman chemistry section 1986-1990), Royal Dutch Chemical Society.

Connections

Married Tecla Lange, December 31, 1964. Children: André, Ernst.

Father:

Hubertus Jacobus Avoird

Mother:

Maria Anna (Kerkhofs) Avoird

Spouse:

Tecla Lange

child:

Ernst Avoird

child:

André Avoird