Background
Maaskant, Willem Johannes was born on October 21, 1932 in St. Pieters Woluwé, Brabant, Belgium. Son of Jan and Maria Catherina (Winter) Maaskant.
Maaskant, Willem Johannes was born on October 21, 1932 in St. Pieters Woluwé, Brabant, Belgium. Son of Jan and Maria Catherina (Winter) Maaskant.
Graduate, Leiden University, 1952. Doctor in Theoretical Organic Chemistry, Leiden University, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, Leiden University, 1963.
Research assistant in chemistry, Leiden U., 1953-1963; from associate professor to professor theoretical inorganic chemistry, Leiden U., 1965-1997; postdoctoral fellow, Caltech, Pasadena, California, 1964-1965.
Second lieutenant Dutch Air Force, 1958-1960. Member Dutch Chemistry Union, Dutch Physics Union, Dutch Neutron Research Union.
Married Christina Wilhelmina Teeuwen, August 4, 1960. Children: Helena Christianne, Maria Catherina, Jan Willem.