Background
Tillemans, Tom Johannes Frank was born on December 21, 1950 in Haarlem, Netherlands. Son of Thomas and Dorothea (Nieuwenhuijs) Tillemans. arrived in Canada, 1954, Switzerland, 1976.
Tillemans, Tom Johannes Frank was born on December 21, 1950 in Haarlem, Netherlands. Son of Thomas and Dorothea (Nieuwenhuijs) Tillemans. arrived in Canada, 1954, Switzerland, 1976.
Bachelor, University British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1972. License es Lettres, University Lausanne, Switzerland, 1983. Doctor of Letters, University Lausanne, 1989.
Research.scholar University Hiroshima, Japan, 1983-1985. Professor University Hamburg, Germany, 1990. Privat-docent section Oriental languages University Lausanne, 1990-1992, professor, chair Buddhist studies, since 1992.
Professor, Numata chair Buddhist studies University Calgary, Canada, since 1995.
Member International Association Buddhist Studies (member board since 1994), Swiss-Asia Society (board directors since 1996), International Association Tibetan Studies.
Married Shelley Elaine Forrest, March 15, 1983. Children: Leah, Sylviane.