Background
Mokken, Robert Jan was born on April 28, 1929 in Djakarta, Indonesia. Son of Jan Wiebe and Bernardina Sara Francisca (Van Gorselen) Mokken.
Mokken, Robert Jan was born on April 28, 1929 in Djakarta, Indonesia. Son of Jan Wiebe and Bernardina Sara Francisca (Van Gorselen) Mokken.
Graduate, Royal Naval Academy, Den Helder, The Netherlands, 1952. Doctor in Social Sciences, University Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy in Social Sciences, University Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1970.
Research Center Math and Informatics, Amsterdam, 1961-1966. Associate professor University Amsterdam, 1961-1969, professor, since 1969. Director statistical methods and development Netherlands Center Bureau Statistics, Voorburg, 1979-1990.
Visiting professor University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1974-1975. Teacher University Essex, Colchester, England, summers 1973, 75, University Strathclyde, Scotland, summer 1973, University Amsterdam, summer 1974. Director workshops European Consortium for Political Research, Grenoble, France, 1980, Brussels, 1982.
Member American Statistical Association, International Statistical Institute, Institute of Mathematics Statistics, Netherlands Statistical Association, others.
Married Thelma Buchholz. Children: Jan Wiebe, Marc Robert, Fleur Christiane.