January Arthur Edmund Van

Background

Van, January Arthur Edmund was born on March 10, 1913 in Bruges. Son of Philibert and Marie (nee de Cort) van Houtte.

Education

Saint Louis College, Bruges and University of Louvain.

Career

Lecturer, Faculty of Letters 1937, Reader 1939, Professor 1942, Professor Emeritus 1976. Director Academy Belgica, Rome 1977-1983. Fellow, Churchill College, Cambridge 1974.

Membership

Royal Belgian Academy, of Sciences 1957. Royal Dutch Academy, of Sciences 1975. British Academy 1970.

Interests

• Walking, sightseeing, art collecting.

Connections

Married Annie van Herck in 1938.