Urbain Gaston Vermeulen

Background

Vermeulen, Urbain Gaston was born on December 28, 1940 in Oordegem, Belgium. Son of Charles and Gabrielle (Gryson) Vermeulen.

Education

Licence in History, U. Ghent, Belgium, 1962; Candidate in Law, U. Ghent, Belgium, 1964; Licence in Oriental Philology and History, U. Ghent, Belgium, 1965; Phd, U. Ghent, Belgium, 1969.

Career

Assistant in contemporary history, U. Ghent, 1962-1969; 1st assistant, National Archives, Ghent, 1970-1971; lecturer classical Arabic, U. Ghent, 1969-1975; lecturer Islamic studies, Catholic U. Louvain, Belgium, 1970-1977; professor Arabic and Islamic studies, Catholic U. Louvain, Belgium, since 1977; extraordinary professor, U. Ghent, since 1992. Director Inforient, U. Louvain, since 1979. Member of advisory board L. Rabbani Foundation, The Hague, The Netherlands, since 1990.

Achievements

• Urbain Gaston Vermeulen has been listed as a noteworthy Islamic studies educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Belgium Academy Ultramarine Sciences. Member Flemish-Arab Association (president since 1985), European Union of Arabists and Islamologists (Belgium representative since 1990).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, travelling.

Connections

Married Marlena Forrier, July 1, 1965. Children: Frank, Sabien.

Father:

Charles Vermeulen

Mother:

Gabrielle (Gryson) Vermeulen

Spouse:

Marlena Forrier

child:

Sabien Vermeulen

child:

Frank Vermeulen