Background
Vliegenthart, Johannes Frederik G. was born on April 7, 1936 in Zuilen, Netherlands. Son of Frederik Johannes and Maria (Vervoort) Vliegenthart.
Bio-organic chemistry educator
Vliegenthart, Johannes Frederik G. was born on April 7, 1936 in Zuilen, Netherlands. Son of Frederik Johannes and Maria (Vervoort) Vliegenthart.
Master of Science, University Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1960. Doctor of Science, University Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1967. Doctoral degree (honorary), Debrecen, Hungary, 1992.
Doctoral degree (honorary), Lille, France, 1993. Doctoral degree (honorary), Stockholm, 1997.
Professor bio-organic chemical, since 1975. Research director Byvoet Center Biomolecular Research, Utrecht, 1988-2000, dean faculty chemical, 2000—2001. Member international advisory board for strategic research, member advisory committee University Lille, France, 2004.
Member international advisory board Institute Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 2005.
Fellow International Union Pure and Applied Chemistry. Member Royal Netherlands Academy Arts and Sciences, American Society Biochemistry (honorary), American Chemical Society (Claude S. Hudson award in Carbohydrate Chemistry 1994), Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Netherlands Society Glycobiology (honorary).
Married Magda Franciska Oosterhuis, October 1, 1966. Children: Marion, Maarten, Victor.