Background
Claessen, Henri Joannes Maria was born on November 30, 1930 in Wormerveer, The Netherlands. Son of Franciscus Josephus Claessen and Maria Henrietta Lambour.
Claessen, Henri Joannes Maria was born on November 30, 1930 in Wormerveer, The Netherlands. Son of Franciscus Josephus Claessen and Maria Henrietta Lambour.
Master of Arts, University Amsterdam, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, University Amsterdam, 1970.
Teacher geography and history St. Adelbert College, Wassenaar, Netherlands, 1958—1970. Associate professor cultural anthropology University Leiden, 1970—1984, professor cultural anthropology, 1984—1994, dean faculty social science, 1989—1992. 1st lieutenant Royal Artillery Netherland Military, 1956-1958.
Chairman Union Friends National Ethnographic Museum, Leiden, 1981—1988, since 1998, Leiden Committee for University Education Elderly People, 1996—2003. Member of Center for Pacific Studies (honorary), International Union Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (honorary. Vice president 1983-1993), Royal Institute Linguistics and Anthropology (honorary).
Married Aleida Margaretha Van Der Weiden, December 27, 1957. Children: Bart, Mariken, Joost, Matthys.