Dirk van Arkel

Background

Arkel, Dirk van was born on May 17, 1924 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Son of Anton Eduard and Hendrika Geertruida (Adriani) van Arkel.

Education

Graduate, Leiden (The Netherlands) U., 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Leiden (The Netherlands) U., 1966.

Career

Secondary school teacher, Baarns (The Netherlands) Lyceum, 1957-1959; senior assistant department sociology, Leiden U., 1959-1966; reader in social history, Leiden U., 1966-1968; professor social history, Leiden U., 1968-1990; professor emeritus, Leiden U., since 1990.

Achievements

• Dirk van Arkel has been listed as a noteworthy Social history educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member International Institute Social History.

Interests

• Avocations: literature, drawing, sculpting, hiking.

Connections

Married Anne Huntington Clarke, January 11, 1958 (divorced 1967). Married Diederico Merens, August 28, 1968 (divorced 1975). Married Francina Dorothea Beckering, September 20, 1985.

Father:

Anton Eduard Arkel

Mother:

Hendrika Geertruida (Adriani) Arkel

Spouse:

Diederico Merens

Spouse:

Anne Huntington Clarke

Spouse:

Francina Dorothea Beckering