Background
Barendsen, Gerrit Willem was born on August 14, 1927 in Groningen, The Netherlands. Son of Willem Pieter and Cornelia (Bakker) Barendsen.
Barendsen, Gerrit Willem was born on August 14, 1927 in Groningen, The Netherlands. Son of Willem Pieter and Cornelia (Bakker) Barendsen.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Groningen, 1955.
Researcher, Yale University, New Haven, 1955-1956; from researcher to deputy director, Radiobiol. Institute, Rijswijk, Netherlands, 1956-1990; lecturer, U. Leiden, 1958-1970; lecturer, University of California, Berkeley, 1968; professor, U. Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1968-1971; professor, U. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1970-1992; professor emeritus, U. Amsterdam, Netherlands, since 1992. Member International Commision on Radiological Protection, Oxford, England, 1968-1993, Health Council The Netherlands, The Hague, since 1970.
Member European Society for Radiobiology (Bacq and Alexander award 1998), European Cancer Society, Dutch Radiobiol.
Married Klaziena Bos, September 10, 1954. Children: Maryke, Cornelia, Irene, Helena, Paula.