Herman van Bekkum

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Herman van Bekkum (1978)

Herman van Bekkum (26 September 1932 – 30 November 2020) was a Dutch organic chemist. He was professor of

rector magnificus of the university between 1975 and 1976. He was an expert in the field of carbohydrate chemistry and zeolites
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Career

Van Bekkum was born on 26 September 1932 in

rector magnificus of the university.[3] As professor van Bekkum specialized in carbohydrate chemistry and the study of zeolites.[2][4] In 1995 van Bekkum was appointed as the first president of the newly-founded Federation of the European Zeolite Association.[5]

In 1998 he officially retired, however, by 2013 he was still working at the university.[3] In his period at Delft University van Bekkum was doctoral advisor to 75 students.[3]

Van Bekkum was elected member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1995.[6] He became an honorary member of the Royal Netherlands Chemical Society in 1998.[7]

Apart from his career in chemistry van Bekkum was a competitive chess player.[2]

He died on 30 November 2020 in Rotterdam, at age 88.[8][9]

References

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  2. ^ a b c Broer Scholtens (7 September 1996). "De chemie van de groene toekomst" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Jos Wassink (14 October 2013). "Herman van Bekkum" (in Dutch). Delta. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  4. ^ René Didde (4 October 2003). "Gek op suikers en zeolieten" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  5. ^ "FEZA story". Federation of the European Zeolite Association. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Herman van Bekkum". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Honorary members". Royal Netherlands Chemical Society. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Overlijden KNCV-erelid Herman van Bekkum" (in Dutch). Royal Netherlands Chemical Society. 4 December 2020. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Herman van Bekkum" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. 5 December 2020. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020.
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