Background
Kisch, Hanan J. was born on July 25, 1935 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Son of Isaak and Ina M. (Houthakker) Kisch.
Kisch, Hanan J. was born on July 25, 1935 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Son of Isaak and Ina M. (Houthakker) Kisch.
Master of Science, University Amsterdam, 1960. Doctor of Science, University Amsterdam, 1962.
Assistant Geological Institute, University Amsterdam, 1961-1962. Geologist Israel Mining Industries, 1963. Postdoctoral research scientist Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, N. Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, 1963-1966.
Docent, senior lecturer Geological and Mineralogical Institute, State University of Leiden, The Netherlands, 1966-1972. Associate professor to professor Department Geology and Mineralogy, Ben-Gurion University, Negev, 1972-1996. Professor department geology and environmental science Ben-Gurion University, since 1997.
Sabbatical Department Geological and Geophysical Sciences, Princeton University, 1979-1980, School of Earth Sciences, Macquarie University, New South Wales, Instituut voor Aardwetenschappen, Free University, Amsterdam, 1989, Faculteit Aardwetenschappen, University Utrecht, The Netherlands. Head department geology Ben-Gurion University, 1977-1979, 84-88, 94—. Chairman Illite crystallinity Working Group, since 1989.
Correspondent Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, 1989.
President Netherlands Zionist Student Organization, Amsterdam, 1960-1961. With Israeli Defense Forces (Reserve), 1976-1987. Member American Mineralogical Society, Royal Netherlands Geological and Mining Society.
Married Guurtje Heringa, March 2, 1962. Children: Jonathan, Shifra, Tirtsa.