Paul Pieter Bockstaele

Background

Bockstaele, Paul Pieter was born on February 7, 1920 in Melle, Belgium. Son of Leon and Maria Alice (Leenesonne) Bockstaele.

Education

Graduate in theology, Roman Catholic Seminary, Ghent, Belgium, l944; Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, U. Louvain, l95l.

Career

Instructor mathematics, St. Vincentius College, Eeklo, Belgium, l947-53; instructor mathematics, Teachers College, Sint Niklaas, Belgium, l953-62; associate professor mathematics and history of mathematics, Catholic U. Louvain (Belgium), l963-67; professor, Catholic U. Louvain (Belgium), l967-85; professor emeritus, Catholic U. Louvain (Belgium), l985-.

Achievements

Paul Pieter Bockstaele has been listed as a noteworthy mathematics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member International Academy History of Science, Koninklijke Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van Belgie (award 1948), International Commision on History Mathematics Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geschichte Medizin, Naturwissenschaft und Technik (correspondent).

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Father:: Leon Bockstaele
Mother:: Maria Alice (Leenesonne) Bockstaele

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Awards

Decorated officer amd great officer Order of Leopold, commander Order ofCrown (Belgium). Named canon Diocese of Ghent, l967.

Decorated officer amd great officer Order of Leopold, commander Order ofCrown (Belgium). Named canon Diocese of Ghent, l967.

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