Background
Ancker, Mario Enrico van den was born on June 5, 1969 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Ancker, Mario Enrico van den was born on June 5, 1969 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Master of Science in Astrophysics, University Amsterdam, 1995. Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy, University Amsterdam, 1999.
Postdoctoral researcher Smithsonian Center Astrophysics Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1999—2002. Staff astronomer European Southern Observatory, Garching bei Muenchen, Germany, since 2002.
Member of International Astronomical Union.
Son of Petrus Cornelis van den Ancker and Francisca Maria Catharina van den Ancker-Zeijlmans. Married Melissa Anne Page, November 11, 2000. Children: Maarten Cornelis, Olivia Eve.