Background
Vandeplassche, Marcel-Marie was born on February 16, 1914 in Beveren-Leie, Belgium. Son of Adolf and Marie (Vandenberghe) Vandeplassche.
Vandeplassche, Marcel-Marie was born on February 16, 1914 in Beveren-Leie, Belgium. Son of Adolf and Marie (Vandenberghe) Vandeplassche.
Doctor Veterinary Medicine, Faculty Veterinary Medical State University, Ghent, Belgium, 1939; Doctor (honorary), Faculty Veterinary Medical, Hannover, Federal Republic Germany, 1963; Doctor (honorary), Faculty Veterinary Medical, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1971; Doctor (honorary), Faculty Veterinary Medical, Pretoria, South Africa, 1982.
Doctor Veterinary Medicine, Faculty Veterinary Medicine, Ghent, 1939; assistant faculty veterinary medicine, Faculty Veterinary Medicine, Ghent, 1940-1941; head ambulatory clinic and department reproduction and obstetrics, Faculty Veterinary Medicine, Ghent, 1941-1986; professor emeritus, Faculty Veterinary Medicine, Ghent, since 1986. Visiting professor Cairo, 1957, Vienna, 1958, Guelph Canada, 1969, Lumbumbashi-Zaire, 1975, Massey-U. New Zealand, 1976, Pretoria U., South Africa, 1978, Khartum-Sudan, 1982, Philadelphia U., 1986. New external examiner Bristol, Cairo, Pretoria, Dublin, Glasgow.
President Flemish Committee for Control of Infertility, 1941-1986. Member The Order of the Prince.
Married Irene Madeleine Maes. Children: Christine, Francine, Beatrice, Godelieve.