Background
Rabbinge, Roelof was born on September 11, 1946 in Kampen, The Netherlands.
Rabbinge, Roelof was born on September 11, 1946 in Kampen, The Netherlands.
Diploma in phytopathology, Agricultural University, The Netherlands. Diploma in entomology, Agricultural University, The Netherlands.
Assistant positions agronomy, entomology, phytopathology, 1968-1970;
teacher chemistry and biology, 1970-1972;
science worker Department Entomology, Agricultural U., Wageningen, 1972-1975;
science worker Department Theoretical Production Ecology, Agricultural U., Wageningen, 1975-1984;
chairman, head Department Theoretical Production Ecology, Agricultural U., Wageningen, since 1979;
professor crop ecology, Agricultural U., Wageningen, 1985-1987;
professor production ecology, Agricultural U., Wageningen, since 1987;
chairman graduate school, Agricultural U., Wageningen, since 1988;
chairman dean subfaculty crop science botany and plant breeding, Agricultural U., Wageningen, since 1990;
professor, U. Leuven, Belgium, 1980-1983;
chairman, Centre Excellence Production Ecology, since 1992. Visiting professor Department Entomology University of California, Berkeley, 1978, Department Agronomy, University of California, Davis, 1978. Visiting scientist Ministry Agriculture Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, 1984.
Chairman, board directors International Consortium for Application Sys. Approaches to Agriculture, since 1992. Advisory county government Science Policy in Development Countries, 1980-1984.
Member government committee Evaluation Science Research Development Countries, 1981-1990. Adviser Min. Environmental Sciences,1991-, Min. Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries, since 1992.
Chairman of the board of trustees IRRI, since 1995.
Adviser Social Democratic fraction Parliament European Community, since 1988. Board directors Society Conservation Nature, since 1990. Member World Federation of Science Workers (board directors Dutch branch 1971-1978), Province Gelderland (senate member 1978-1988), Dutch Organization Applied Entomology (chairman 1982-1988), Dutch Organization Applied Ecology (chairman 1982-1989), Commission Application Science Agriculture, Forestry and Aquaculture, Royal Academy of Sciences (board directors Dutch Institute since 1986).
Married Marja Agnes Bouwer, November 8, 1988. Stepchildren: Barbie, Anoushka. Children: Liesbet, Maaike.