Background
Kreyenbroek, Gerrit was born on December 11, 1948 in Haarlem, The Netherlands. Son of Edward William Kreyenbroek and Johanna van de Linde.
Kreyenbroek, Gerrit was born on December 11, 1948 in Haarlem, The Netherlands. Son of Edward William Kreyenbroek and Johanna van de Linde.
Bachelor in Arabic and Persian, University Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1970.
Assistant professor Iranian studies University Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1973-1988. From lecturer to reader School Oriental and African Studies University London, 1988-1996. Professor Iranian studies Göttingen University, since 1996.
Consulting editor Encyclopedia Iranica, New York City, since 1998.
Fellow The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (honorary secretary 1991-1996).
Married Marie Francoise Josephine de Kleyn, June 28, 1973.