Background
Jong, Jan Willem de was born on February 15, 1921 in Leiden, The Netherlands. Son of Dirk Cornelis and Johanna Elizabeth (van Biemen) de Jong.
Jong, Jan Willem de was born on February 15, 1921 in Leiden, The Netherlands. Son of Dirk Cornelis and Johanna Elizabeth (van Biemen) de Jong.
Student, Harvard University, 1946. Student, University of Paris, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, University Leiden, 1949.
Professor University Leiden, 1956-1965, Australian National University, Canberra, 1965-1986.
Married Gisele Fernande Bacques, July 30, 1949. Children: Gaspard, Therese, Henriette.