Background
Rooyen, Hugo Gerhardus van was born on October 19, 1952 in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Son of Cornelius Johannes and Margaretha Gertruida van Rooyen.
Rooyen, Hugo Gerhardus van was born on October 19, 1952 in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Son of Cornelius Johannes and Margaretha Gertruida van Rooyen.
Postgraduate Teaching Diploma, Republic South Africa, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 1989.
High School teacher Provincial Education Department, Johannesburg, 1978—1981. Senior lecturer Rand Afrikaans University, 1981—2010. Senior professor University Johannesburg, since 1998.
Director Delta Environmental Education Center, Johannesburg, since 1992.
Married Petro Louise Scheepers, December 3, 2005. Children: Nadia, Carla, Stephan Scheepers, Lourisca Scheepers.