Background
Drenth, Pieter Johan Diederik was born on March 8, 1935 in Appelscha, Friesland, The Netherlands. Son of Gerrit and Froukje (Wouda) Drenth.
Drenth, Pieter Johan Diederik was born on March 8, 1935 in Appelscha, Friesland, The Netherlands. Son of Gerrit and Froukje (Wouda) Drenth.
Candidate in psychology, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1955. Doctoral in psychology, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1960.
Doctor (honorary), State University Ghent, 1981., University Paris, 1996.
Selection department Royal Dutch Navy, 1955-1960. Research fellow Standard Oil Corporation New Jersey, New York City, 1960-1961. Senior lecturer Free University, Amsterdam, since 1962, professor psychology, since 1967, head department work and organizational psychology, 1967, vice chancellor, 1983-1987, dean faculty psychology and education, 1998-2000.
President All European Academies, since 2000. Visiting professor Washington University, St. Louis, 1966, University Washington, Seattle. 1977; consultant Unilever, Rabo-Bank, Mandev, The Netherlands, since 1975.
President 1st European Conference Psychology, Amsterdam, 1989. Member science committee advisory panel North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels, 1969-1983, chairman, 1980-1983. Member supervisory board Shell Nederland B.V., 1991-2001.
Member European Science and Technology Assembly European Commission Brussels, 1995-1998. Chairman Social Science Research Council, The Netherlands, 1995-2001.
Board directors Netherlands-American Fulbright Center, l986—, Foundation Praemium Erasmianum, Amsterdam, l989-2000. Lst lieutenant Royal Dutch Navy, l958-60. Member Royal Netherlands Academy Arts and Science (general secretary 1987-1990, president 1990-1996), Academia Europaea, Netherlands Institute Psychologists (Heymans award 1986), European Network Professors in Industrial-Orgnl.
Psychology, Netherlands Organization for Advancement Pure Research (council 1975-1985), New York Academy of Sciences, Rotary.
Married Maria Annetta E. De Boer, 1959. Children: Gerard D., Johannes Church, Martin P.