Gooitzen van der Laan

Background

Laan, Gooitzen van der was born on June 7, 1925 in Witmasum, Friesland, The Netherlands. Son of Pieter and Remke (Kramer) van der Laan.

Education

Teacher's certified, Kweekschool, Dokkum, The Netherlands, 1944. Headmaster's degree, Djakarta, Indonesia, 1949. Degree in teaching of mathematics, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1953.

Degree in teaching of English, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1958.

Career

Teacher primary school, Djakarta, 1948-1951; teacher primary school, Dinxperlo, The Netherlands, 1952-1954; teacher secondary school, Mijdrecht, The Netherlands, 1954-1984; public, Nederlands Israel Bockenfonds, Mijdrecht, 1960-1989; public, Nederlands Israel Boekenfonds, Buitenpost, The Netherlands, since 1989; editor, Een Nieuw Geluid, Buitenpost, since 1989. Public African Express Wat Een Wereld, since 1972.

Achievements

• Gooitzen van der Laan has been listed as a noteworthy publisher, editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Secretary Docentenmaad Veerlanden College, Mijdrecht, 1982-1984, Christian National Politick, The Netherlands, 1980-1985, Protestant Christian Ouderenbond, Friesland, The Netherlands, since 1992. President St. Evert Smit Fonds, Zaandam, The Netherlands, since 1986. Sergeant Dutch military, 1945-1948.

Connections

Married Anna Hendrika Binnendijk, December 23, 1949. Children: Jozef Willem, Pieter Hendrik, Anna Hendrika, Marijke Froukje.

Father:

Pieter Laan

Mother:

Remke (Kramer) Laan

Spouse:

Anna Hendrika Binnendijk

child:

Pieter Hendrik Laan

child:

Jozef Willem Laan

child:

Anna Hendrika Laan

child:

Marijke Froukje Laan