Background
Smit, Jacobus Wilhelmus was born on August 25, 1930 in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Son of Johan and Gijsbertha (Willemse) Smit.
Smit, Jacobus Wilhelmus was born on August 25, 1930 in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Son of Johan and Gijsbertha (Willemse) Smit.
Bachelor, Utrecht University, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, Utrecht University, 1958.
Co-director History Institute, Utrecht, 1960-1965. Queen Wilhelmina professor history, language and literature of Low Countries Columbia University, New York City, since 1965. Consultant State University of New York, Old Westbury, Long Island, since 1970.
Visiting professor University Antwerp, 1990.
Member Nederlands Historisch Genootschap, Société Paul-Louis Courier, Dutch Royal Academy.
Married Pamela Spence Richards, June 2, 1969. Children: Guy, Marijke. Children by previous marriage: Valentijn, Michiel.