Background
Szirmai, Jan Alexander was born on March 18, 1925 in Ket, Czechoslovakia. Son of Jan and Helena (Concha) Szirmai.
Szirmai, Jan Alexander was born on March 18, 1925 in Ket, Czechoslovakia. Son of Jan and Helena (Concha) Szirmai.
Doctor of Medicine, University Amsterdam, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, University Amsterdam, 1954.
Associate professor medical, U. Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, 1945-1947; associate professor medical, U. Amsterdam, 1947-1954; research associate, Institute for Rheumatism Research, Leiden, The Netherlands, 1955-1956; director, Institute for Rheumatism Research, Leiden, 1965-1971; professor medical, U. Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1966-1968; professor medical, U. Leiden, 1963-1976.
Member Netherlands Society for Histochemistry (founding member, secretary 1960-1965), Netherlands Society for Cell Biology (president 1965-1969).
Married Elsken Heesen, April 11, 1952 (divorced 1976). Children: Henriette, Julia, Elena, Alexander. Married Mia de Gier, May 9, 1977.