Background
Boissevain, Matthijs Gideon Jan was born on April 24, 1916 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Son of Walrave and Romelia Abr (Kalff) Boissevain.
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Matthijs Gideon Jan Boissevain
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Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1938. Postgraduate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1942. Master of Science in Administrative Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1979.
Career
October 1979); children— Robert, Romelia Boissevain Bayer, Bruce (deceased), Pamela Boissevain Wilkinson, Lance, Kimberley Boissevain Buck, Mia. Married Ethel Stodgell Knobloch, October 1, 1983.Instr., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1938-1942. With Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation, 1942-1944.
Assistant professor Pratt Institute, 1949-1951. With Electric Boat division General dynamics corporation, 1951-1982, chief technical operations, 1954-1982. With Stone & WebsterEngring.
Corporation, 1982-1983. Consultant, 1982-1983. President Computer Country Corporation, 1983-1990.
President Highland Orchards Resort Park, Inc., 1976-1983. Genealogist Data Management Cons., 1990. Chairman Board Education North Stonington (Connecticut), 1956-1968.
Member Westerly Community Chorus, 1966, 67, 79-81. Chairman Republican Town Committee North Stonington, 1978, 79. Registered profile engineer, Connecticut, Massachusetts Author: The Physics of Sound and Harmony, 1990, The Descendants of Lucas Boissevain and Martha Roux, 1996.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Board Education North Stonington, Connecticut, 1956—1958. Member Westerly Community Chorus, 1966—1967, 1979—1981. Chairman Republican Town Committee North Stonington, 1978—1979.
Member of Connecticut Campground Owners Association (president 1975-1976), National Campground Owners Association (director 1981), Society Preservation and Encouragement Barber Shop Quartet Singing American (president New London chapter 1979-1980), Electric Boat Management Association (director professional development), Huguenot Society Connecticut, Inc. (correspondent; secretary 1992-1996), Elks, Masons, Lions.
Connections
Married Helen Richmond Fisk, March 15, 1939 (deceased.; married Ethel Stodgell Knobloch, October 1, 1983.Instr., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1938-1942. Children: Robert, Romelia Boissevain Bayer, Bruce (deceased), Pamela Boissevain Wilkinson, Lance, Kimberley Boissevain Buck, Mia.
- Father:
- Walrave Boissevain
- Mother:
- Romelia Abr (Kalff) Boissevain
- Spouse:
- Ethel Stodgell Knobloch
- Spouse:
- Helen Richmond Fisk
- child:
- Kimberley Boissevain Buck Boissevain
- child:
- Robert Boissevain
- child:
- Mia Boissevain
- child:
- Lance Boissevain
- child:
- Romelia Boissevain Bayer Boissevain
- child:
- Pamela Boissevain Wilkinson Boissevain
- child:
- Bruce Boissevain (deceased)
