Background
Horst, Pieter Willem van der was born on July 4, 1946 in Driebergen, Netherlands. Son of Jellie Bijlsma and Pieter Willem van der Horst.
Horst, Pieter Willem van der was born on July 4, 1946 in Driebergen, Netherlands. Son of Jellie Bijlsma and Pieter Willem van der Horst.
Doctor of Philosophy, Utrecht University, 1964—1971.
Full professor of early christianity, ancient judaism and hellenism Utrecht University, Netherlands, since 1990.
Member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Life partner Mechtild Lijdsman. Children: Bernardine, Mirjam.