Background
Leckwijck, William Peter Edward Van was born on November 16, 1902 in Antwerp, Belgium. Son of Edward Joseph and Rolanda (Luneman) Leckwijck.
Leckwijck, William Peter Edward Van was born on November 16, 1902 in Antwerp, Belgium. Son of Edward Joseph and Rolanda (Luneman) Leckwijck.
Civil Mining Engineer, U. Liege, 1926. Doctor of Science, University Witwatersrand (South Africa), U. Southampton (England). Field geologist Ougree-Marihaye Company and affiliates, Morocco, Tunisia, Greece, Bulgaria, Finland, Italy, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, 1930-1955, Tunisian Government, 1938-1940, Geological Survey Morocco, 1950-1952.
Director Belgian National Centre for Geology Coal-Bearing Strata, 1946-1967.
Professor of University Louvain (Belgium), 1964-1975. Leader general geological execursions through Morocco, 19th International Geological Congress, 1952.
President International Subcommn. on Carboniferous Stratigraphy, 1954-1965. Vice president International Commision on Stratigraphy, 1956-1966.
Member of council Permanent Committee International Carboniferous Congresses, 1961-1967.
President Belgian National Committee for Geological Sciences, 1968-1975. Member Geological Council Belgium, 1961-1975.
Research includes detailed stratigraphy, palaeontology, sedimentology of Namurian in Belgium and other regions.
Member International Association (sec-general 1964-1970), Geological Society London (honorary foreign), Royal Flemish Academy Belgium (director science class 1970), France (honorary), Netherlands geological societies, past president 3 geological societies Belgium, Academy Science Lorraine.