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Kraan-Korteweg, Renée was born on May 7, 1954 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Daughter of Frans and Christina Wilhelmina (van Ochten) Kraan-Korteweg.
Kraan-Korteweg, Renée was born on May 7, 1954 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Daughter of Frans and Christina Wilhelmina (van Ochten) Kraan-Korteweg.
Degree in Astronomy, Physics and Mathematics, University Basel, Switzerland, 1975. Degree in Astronomy, Physics and Mathematics, University Basel, Switzerland, 1978. Doctor in Natural Sciences magna cum laude, University Basel, Switzerland, 1985.
Research assistant Astronomical Institute University Basel, 1975-1978, researcher, teaching assistant Astronomical Institute, 1978-1985, senior research fellow Astronomical Institute, 1985-1991. Fellow Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences University Groningen, Netherlands, 1991-1994. European Commission fellow Observatoire de Paris, France, 1994-1997.
Professor department astronomy University Guanajuato, Mexico, 1997—2004, head department astronomy Mexico, 2002—2004. Chair department astronomy University Cape Town, South Africa, since 2005. Member program committee of Nançay Observatory de Paris, 1993-1997.
Member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, Swiss Society Astronomical & Astrophysics, Astronomische Gesellschaft.
Married Pieter Kraan, August 9, 1975. Children: Christiaan Friso, Tiemo Ernst, Marisa Renéest.