Background
Garssen, Joop was born on May 4, 1951 in Groningen, Netherlands. Son of Anton Garssen and Antje Bolhuis.
Garssen, Joop was born on May 4, 1951 in Groningen, Netherlands. Son of Anton Garssen and Antje Bolhuis.
Master of Arts in Geography, State University, Groningen, 1980. Master of Science in Demography, State University, Groningen, 1980. Master of Science (honorary), London School Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 1991.
Associate expert United Nations, Apia, Samoa, 1980—1983, Yaoundé, Cameroon. Consultant Ministry Health, Zanzibar, Tanzania, 1985—1990, World Health Organization, Geneva, Philippines, 1990—1993. Head demographic researcher Statistics Netherlands, Voorburg, 1993—2001.
Senior researcher Statistics Netherlans, Hague, since 2001.
Children: Jakob Mainusch, Daisy Brechbuehl, Leonie, Frans, Eva.