Frans Oort

Background

Oort, Frans was born on July 17, 1935 in Bussum, The Netherlands. Son of Reinier and Carolina J.E.C. (Vrijdag) Oort.

Education

RUU, Leiden, The Netherlands, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, RUU, Leiden, The Netherlands, 1961.

Career

Associate professor, U. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1964-1967; professor, U. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1967-1977; professor, U. Utrecht, The Netherlands, since 1977. Visiting professor Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1966-1967, U. Aarhus, Denmark,1972-1973, Institute Advanced Studies, Princeton, New Jersey, 1990.

Achievements

• Frans Oort has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Father:

Reinier Oort

Mother:

Carolina J.E.C. (Vrijdag) Oort