Background
Fontaine, Piet Franciscus Maria was born on April 11, 1921 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Son of Frans and Berta (Kannegieter) Fontaine.
Fontaine, Piet Franciscus Maria was born on April 11, 1921 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Son of Frans and Berta (Kannegieter) Fontaine.
Master of Arts, University Amsterdam, 1947. Doctor, University Amsterdam, 1954.
Researcher, Netherlands State Institute War Documentation, Amsterdam, 1947-1948; teacher history, Ignatius College, Amsterdam, 1948-1975; teacher history, Fons Vitae, Amsterdam, 1949-1951; teacher trainer, U. Amsterdam, 1961-1970; teacher trainer, State University Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1970-1983.
Member New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Anneke Thomassen, April 16, 1952. Children: Resian, Britt, Bernadet, Relinde, Filip.