Herman Verstappen#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 1063 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 1991 |
| Main Country of Residence: | THE NETHERLANDS |
Herman Verstappen passed away September 14, 2020.
Positions Held
- 1984 - 2000 Member, Executive Council of the International Geographical Union (President 1992 - 1996)
- Since 1989 Emeritus Professor ITC/Enschede
- 1957 - 1989 Lecturer / Full Professor (1968), Geomorphology, International Institute of Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation (ITC) Formerly in Delft, since 1971 in Enschede, The Netherlands
- 1953 - 1957 Part-time lecturer Gadjah Mada University Yogyakarta and University of Indonesia, Bandung
- 1949 - 1957 Researcher, Geographical Institute, Survey Department of Indonesia, Jakarta
- 1953 Ph.D. Physics and Mathematics, University Utrecht, the Netherlands
Fields of Scholarship
- Geomorphology
- Natural disaster reduction
- Monitoring environmental change
- Aerospace technology
Honours and Awards
- Alexander Csoma de Köros Medal Hongarian Academy of Science
- Scottish Geographical Medal
- Medal Cuban Academy of Science
- Plancius Medal Royal Netherlands Geographical Society
- Valentijn Medal Netherlands Society for Scientific Research in the Tropics
- Honorary Fellow International Association of Geomorphologists
- Lauréat d'Honneur, International Geographical Union
- Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion
