Herwig Bert Dejonghe

Background

Dejonghe, Herwig Bert was born on November 23, 1957 in Ronse, Belgium. Son of Luc Henri and Andrea Victorine (Lauwers) Dejonghe.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, U Ghent, Belgium, 1984; M Computer Science, U Ghent, Belgium, 1985.

Career

Research assistant, National Fund for Science Research, Ghent, 1980-1985; member, Fulbright-Hays scholar, Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1985-1988; assistant professor astronomy, U. Gent, since 1988. Consultant to various newspapers.

Achievements

• Herwig Bert Dejonghe has been listed as a noteworthy Astronomy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, Belgian National Committee forAstronomy.

Connections

Married Christine Lina Talpaert, September 24, 1980. Children: Wim, Els, Brecht.

Father:

Luc Henri Dejonghe

Mother:

Andrea Victorine (Lauwers) Dejonghe

Spouse:

Christine Lina Talpaert

child:

Wim Dejonghe

child:

Brecht Dejonghe

child:

Els Dejonghe