Background
Loon, Antonius Johannes van was born on May 6, 1944 in Delft, The Netherlands.
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Loon, Antonius Johannes van was born on May 6, 1944 in Delft, The Netherlands.
DMath and Natural Sciences, State University Leiden, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, State University Leiden, 1972.
Assistant professor, State University Leiden, 1966-1970; geologist, ZWO-RUL, Leiden, 1970-1972; science editor, Spectrum Public Company, 1972-1973; assistant professor, Free U., Amsterdam, 1973-1978; public, St. Publication Cy., Antwerp, Belgium, 1978-1980; science director, Geocom Baarn, Kortenhoef Oosterbeek, The Netherlands, since 1979; company editor, Kema, Arnhem, The Netherlands, 1980-1991; editor, Sep, Arnhem, 1991-1992; staff member, GKN, Dodewaard, The Netherlands, 1992-1999; director, Research and Development Text Cons., Oosterbeek, The Netherlands, since 1995. Member of national committee Geological Disposal Nuclear Waste, 1984-1995. Member Commision on Underground Coal Gasification, Delft, 1988-1993.
Member Municipal Council, Graveland, 1978, LC Renkum, 1988—1992, LC Ostrabeke, 1993—2005. President Fred Polak Futurological Foundation, 1978—1981, Education Center Flevoland Foundation, 1999—2003. Member European Association Science Editors (vice president, president), Netherlands Association Science Editors (president, secretary), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Professional Communications Society (council member), Royal Geological and Mining Society Netherlands (honorary), International Association Sedimentologists, Society for Sedimentary Geology (associate editor, Europe, book review editor), Leidse Geological Ver.
(president), Dutch Geological Society (council mem), Working Group Tertiary and Quaternary Geology.
Son of Johannes and Pieternella Maria (van Zon) v. Married Maria Catharina Anthonia Kooreman, April 25, 1969. Children: Radboud Johannes, Olaf Robbert.