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Dekker, Hans was born on July 20, 1951 in Kampen, The Netherlands. Son of Johan Laurens Dekker and Corrie Jongkees.
Dekker, Hans was born on July 20, 1951 in Kampen, The Netherlands. Son of Johan Laurens Dekker and Corrie Jongkees.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, University Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1973. Master of Science in Astronomy, University Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1976.
Systems engineer, Philips USFA, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 1976-1981; Instrumentation engineer, European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany, 1981-1996. Chairman international staff committee of ESO, Garching, 1992-1995. Lecturer summer school for astronomy, Haute Provence Observatory, France, 1993, Lund Observatory, Sweden, 1996.
Married Tineke Welvering, January 31, 1975. Children: Christiaan, Marjoleine, Peter Jan, Bobby.