Background
Berlage, Hendrik Petrus was born on October 24, 1896 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Son of Hendrik Petrus and Marie (Bienfait) Berlage.
Berlage, Hendrik Petrus was born on October 24, 1896 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Son of Hendrik Petrus and Marie (Bienfait) Berlage.
Student Eidg. Technology Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland, 1915-1919, Doctor of Technology Sciences, 1924. Student of University Leyden (Netherlands), 1920-1922.
Science associate Royal Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory, Batavia, Netherlands, East Indies, 1925-1946, director, 1946-1951. Director Meteorological and Geophysical Service, Netherlands Indies (later Republic of Indonesia), 1946-1951. 1st science associate, director research in climatological department Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, Netherlands, 1951-1962.
Associate professor general geophysics U. Indonesia, 1948-1951.
Associate professor meteorology, climatology, oceanography U. Utrecht (Netherlands), 1954-1966.
Member Royal Netherlands Academy Sciences.
Married Elisabeth Smits, April. Children: Elisabeth (Mistress Kamerbeek), Cornelia (Mistress Van der Want), Francisca (Mistress Seutter), Cecilia (Mistress Leeuwe).