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Mirjam Van Praag | |
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President of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | |
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Born | Schiedam | November 11, 1967
Nationality | Dutch |
Occupation | Academic |
Mirjam van Praag ( Schiedam, 11 November 1967) [1] is a Dutch econometrician. She is the President of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. [2] [3]
Van Praag was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2020. [4]
Mirjam van Praag is the younger daughter of the econometrician Bernard van Praag (born 1939) and Loes van Weezel (born 1940). Both of her parents are of Jewish descent and went into hiding to avoid capture by the Nazis and their collaborators. [5] She grew up with her older sister (born 1964) near Rotterdam.
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the corresponding article in Dutch. (September 2019) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
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Mirjam Van Praag | |
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President of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | |
Personal details | |
Born | Schiedam | November 11, 1967
Nationality | Dutch |
Occupation | Academic |
Mirjam van Praag ( Schiedam, 11 November 1967) [1] is a Dutch econometrician. She is the President of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. [2] [3]
Van Praag was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2020. [4]
Mirjam van Praag is the younger daughter of the econometrician Bernard van Praag (born 1939) and Loes van Weezel (born 1940). Both of her parents are of Jewish descent and went into hiding to avoid capture by the Nazis and their collaborators. [5] She grew up with her older sister (born 1964) near Rotterdam.