Piet Akkermans

Petrus Wilhelmus Catharina "Piet" Akkermans (20 December 1942 – 17 June 2002) was a Dutch classical scholar and academic administrator.

Akkermans was rector of the

Erasmus University in Rotterdam from 1993 to 2001 and rector of the College of Europe for one year, until his death in 2002. He died of a heart attack

while in a meeting at the College in Garenmarkt.

Biography

After graduating from Gymnasium-A at the Onze Lieve Vrouwelyceum in

Erasmus University in Rotterdam. He obtained his doctorate at Utrecht University

with the thesis The human right on education and the Dutch Constitution.

Akkermans continued his academic career as professor of public and administrative law at Erasmus University from 1984; then Dean of the Faculty of Law at Erasmus University (1986-1989 and 1991-1993); then Rector of Erasmus University (1993-2001)

Akkermans became rector of the College of Europe in Bruges on 1 July 2001, but died of a heart attack on 17 June 2002.

During the cabinet formations, the Van Kooten and De Bie duo regularly performed a character called 'Professor Dr. P. Akkermans' ("my name has been mentioned"), played by Kees van Kooten. There is no evidence that this character was based on P.W.C. Akkermans, the comedians also strongly denied this.

References

Akkermans at the College of Europe

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Preceded by Otto von der Gablentz	Rectors of the College of Europe 2002	Succeeded by Robert Picht (ad interim)

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