Background
Wijngaarden, Leendert van was born on March 16, 1932 in Delft.
Fluid mechanics engineering educator
Wijngaarden, Leendert van was born on March 16, 1932 in Delft.
Graduate, Gymnasium B, Delft. Graduate, Technology University Delft.
Head hydrodynamics department, Netherlands Ship Model Basin, Wageningen, 1962-1966; professor fluid mechanics, Twente U., Enschede, The Netherlands, 1966-1997; professor emeritus, Twente U., Enschede, The Netherlands, since 1997.
Member Academy Europaea, Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, International Union Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (president 1992-1996, vice president 1996-2000).
Son of Cornelis M. van Wijngaarden and Jeanne Severijn. Married Willy F. de Goede, 1962. 2 children.