Biography:Mirjam van Praag
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Short description: Dutch university teacher and econometrist
Mirjam Van Praag | |
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 Mirjam van Praag in 2019 | |
| President of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | |
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| Born | November 11, 1967 Schiedam |
| 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]
Biography
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.
References
- ↑ "KNAW kiest achttien nieuwe leden" (in Dutch). Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. https://knaw.nl/nl/actueel/nieuws/knaw-kiest-achttien-nieuwe-leden.
- ↑ "prof. dr. C.M. (Mirjam) van Praag". University of Amsterdam. https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/p/r/c.m.vanpraag/c.m.vanpraag.html?1569119559163. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ↑ "Mirjam van Praag new president of the Executive Board of the VU". Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. 30 October 2017. https://www.vu.nl/en/news-agenda/news/2017/okt-dec/mirjam-van-praag-new-president-of-the-executive-board-of-the-vu.aspx. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ↑ "Mirjam van Praag". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. https://knaw.nl/en/members/members/15826.
- ↑ "VU-bestuursvoorzitter Mirjam van Praag: 'Deze pandemie is ook een groot experiment'" (in nl). Het Parool. 13 December 2020. https://www.parool.nl/nederland/vu-bestuursvoorzitter-mirjam-van-praag-deze-pandemie-is-ook-een-groot-experiment~b5a11477/.
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