Background
Bakker, Kornelis was born on April 28, 1931 in Winterswijk, The Netherlands. Son of Dirk Jan and Wilhelmina Maria (Jonker) Bakker.
Bakker, Kornelis was born on April 28, 1931 in Winterswijk, The Netherlands. Son of Dirk Jan and Wilhelmina Maria (Jonker) Bakker.
Bachelor of Science in Biology, University Leiden, The Netherlands, 1954. Master of Science in Biology, University Leiden, The Netherlands, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, University Leiden, The Netherlands, 1961.
Research worker University Leiden, 1956-1959, senior research worker, 1959-1964, reader, 1964-1970, professor, since 1970.
Member Royal Netherlands Academy Arts and Sciences, British Ecological Society (honorary), American Society Naturalists, European Society Evolutionary Biology, Dutch Society Sciences, Rotary (Leiden West lodge).
Married Margaretha Antoinette Duyser, October 11, 1956. Children: Iefke, Annemieke, Dirk January.