Background
Biljon, Willem Johannes Van was born on February 16, 1929 in Pretoria, South Africa. Son of Stephanus and Betty (Couzyn) Van Biljon.
Biljon, Willem Johannes Van was born on February 16, 1929 in Pretoria, South Africa. Son of Stephanus and Betty (Couzyn) Van Biljon.
Master of Science, University Pretoria, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University Witwatersrand, 1959.
Lecturer, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1951-1962. Professor University Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, 1963-1967. Professor Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, 1967-1983.
Counsellor for science and technical Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Pretoria, Bonn, West Germany, 1984-1989.
Director research University Pretoria, since 1990. Consultant in field
Member Geological Society South Africa (president 1972-1973, Honnours award 1983), Associated Science and Technology Societies South Africa (president 1982).
Married Sophie Susanna Coetzee, June 27, 1953. Children: Stephanus, Willem (deceased), Erli, Lynette.