Background
Seidell, Jacob Caesar was born on November 3, 1957 in Weert, The Netherlands. Son of Johan Frans and Grietje (Broekhuizen) Seidell.
Seidell, Jacob Caesar was born on November 3, 1957 in Weert, The Netherlands. Son of Johan Frans and Grietje (Broekhuizen) Seidell.
Master of Science, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, 1986.
Research assistant Wageningen University, 1983-1986. Senior research fellow Royal Academy of Sciences, Amsterdam, 1987-1992. Head department chronic disease epidemiology National Institute Public Health, Bilthoven, The Netherlands, since 1993.
Honorary professor medicine Glasgow University, Scotland. Professor human nutrition Faculty of Medicine, Free University of Amsterdam, since 1999.
Member European Association for the Study of Obesity (president since 1996).
Married Moniqa Eva Bergholm, May 1, 1988 (divorced June 1994). Married Ruth Wouters, September 1, 1995. 1 child, David.