Background
Landewijk, Joannes Emmanuel Joseph Marin van was born on August 10, 1923 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Son of J.J.J. Van and Medical Corps (Stevens) Landewijk.
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Joannes Emmanuel Joseph Marin van Landewijk
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Education
Doctor of Science, State University Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1957.
Career
Science officer, State University Utrecht, 1952-1958;
lecturer, University of Ghana, Legon, 1958-1964;
senior lecturer, University of Ghana, Legon, 1964-1983;
associate, co-director, Disaster and Emergency Reformed College, Delft, The Netherlands, since 1988;
visiting senior lecturer, U. Ghana, 1989-1994;
consultant, director, Van Landewyk Inc. Ltd., Accra, Ghana, since 1994. Consultant geologist technical and committee firms, Ghana, since 1960.
Consultant hazards Ghana Red Cross Svc. and others, since 1990. Member New Building Code Committee Ghana,1990-, National Earthquake Protection Agency, Ghana, since 1980.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Achimota Preparatory School, Ghana, 1969-1975, Achimota Residents Association, Ghana, 1970-1977. Board directors Association of Development Workers, The Netherlands, 1985-1989. Member International Association Engineering Geologists, International Natural Hazards Society, Ghana Bead Society.
Interests
Connections
Married M.M.F. Van Fischer, February 22, 1955. Children: Poem, Yao.
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Born
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Nationality
Ghanaian -
Ethnicity
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Religion
Roman Catholic
Education
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1957
Career
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1952 - 1958
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1958 - 1964
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1988
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1989 - 1994
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1994
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1994
Awards
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Recipient fellowship Consejo Superior de Investigationes Sciences, Spain, 1954-1955, Students Publication prize Royal Dutch Geology and Mining Society, 1954, Resistance Rembrance Cross, Dutch Government, 1984.Recipient fellowship Consejo Superior de Investigationes Sciences, Spain, 1954-1955, Students Publication prize Royal Dutch Geology and Mining Society, 1954, Resistance Rembrance Cross, Dutch Government, 1984.