Background
Stumpers, Frans Louis was born on August 30, 1911 in Stratum, the Netherlands. Son of Caspar and Antoinette (Etmans) Stumpers.
Electrical engineering educator
Stumpers, Frans Louis was born on August 30, 1911 in Stratum, the Netherlands. Son of Caspar and Antoinette (Etmans) Stumpers.
Master of Science, University Utrecht (the Netherlands), 1937. Doctor of Science, University Delft (the Netherlands), 1946.
Research assistant, Philips Research, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 1928-1934; research scientist, Philips Research, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 1938-1953; group leader, Philips Research, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 1954-1960; chief scientist, Philips Research, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 1960-1968; science counsellor, Philips Research, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 1968-1972; consultant, Philips Research, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 1973-1974; professor, Nymegen (the Netherlands) U., 1968-1982; professor, Utrecht U., 1976-1981. Guest professor Ruhr U., Bochum, Federal Republic Germany, 1974-1975. Research associate Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1952-1953.
Member Polish Society Engineers (honorary), Dutch Society Radio Engineers-Electronics (honorary), Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (board directors region 8 1975-1976), Committee International Special Perturbations Electriques (president 1967-1973), Union Radio - Scientifique Internationale (International Union of Radio Science) (honorary president 1990), New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Maria A. H. Driessen, August 26, 1954. Children: Hans, Ingrid, Annette, Marc, Monique.