Marten Groen

Background

Groen, Marten was born on March 16, 1933 in Oldeboorn, Friesland, The Netherlands. Son of Cornelis and Tine (Dykstra) Groen.

Education

Master of Arts, U. Amsterdam, The Ntherlands, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, U. Amsterdam, The Ntherlands, 1967.

Career

Research fellow, Institute Preventive Medicine, Leiden, The Netherlands, 1961-1970; professor educational psychology, U. Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 1970-1990; professor emeritus, U. Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, since 1990. Board directors Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Wassenaar, 1977-1988.

Achievements

• Marten Groen has been listed as a noteworthy educational psychology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Institute for Mentally Illinois, Oegstgeest, The Netherlands, 1965-1970, Eindhoven Board Education, 1970-1982. Member Probus 85 (Association Retired Professional and Businessmen).

Interests

• Avocations: local history, psychology of thinking.

Connections

Married Hendrika W. Jansen, September 5, 1961.

Father:

Cornelis Groen

Mother:

Tine (Dykstra) Groen

Spouse:

Hendrika W. Jansen