CURRICULUM VITAE of K.A.H.W.LEENDERS
born July 13, 1946 in 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
- email: karel @ leenderskahw . nl
Formal education:
- HBS-B (examen 1965, O.L.V.Lyceum Breda)
- State University Utrecht, 4 year maths, physics and astronomy, no exams.
- Statistical analist, exam 1975
- University of Amsterdam: doctoral social-economical history 1991.
- Dissertation on historical-geographical research, promotor prof. G.J.
Borger. Promotion: November 21, 1996. An earlier study made within this
framework was awarded the history prize "Pro Civitate" 1985 of
the Gemeentekrediet / Credit communal of Belgium (50.000 Bfr + publication
of the book Verdwenen Venen).
- Certificate projectmanagment, Cap-Gemini, 1986.
- Certificate ArcView 3.1-Intro, 1999.
- Certificate Access Basis, 2007.
Without formal education acquired knowlegde of:
Demography, planning, automatical data processing, may years of programming
in FORTRAN, SPSS; wordprocessing, use of spreadsheets, use of PC, Mini
and mainframecomputer; Excel, Word, Powerpoint.
Career:
- 1967-69 : college assistent physics State University Utrecht
- 1969-71 : militairy service (surveying)
- 1971-73 : statistical assistent HERO-preserves Breda
- 1973-75 : research assistent Centre for Architectural research, dept.
of Architecture Technical University Delft (prof. dr. D. de Jonge).
- 1975-86 : demographer at the same time in charge of archaeological
maters at the "openbaar lichaam Rijnmond" (a proto-province around
Rotterdam). Member for Rijnmond of the provincial Archeological Commission
of Zuid-Holland.
- 1986-1987: idem at the Province Zuid-Holland, Dienst Rijnmond.
- 1987-2008: demographer at the Dienst Ruimte en Groen of the province
Zuid-Holland.
- 1980-2008: As demographer of Rijnmond / Zuid-Holland during 1980 -
1992 member of the Studygroup Regional Populationforcasts and of the group
"Hoofdbewoners-statistiek en Registertellingen" of the Interprovincial
Consultations. Member of the coordinationgroup for the Interprovincial
demographical forcastingmodel "IPB".
- 1997-...: member of editorial board of the Noord-Brabants Historisch
Jaarboek (Historical Yearbook of the Dutch province of North-Brabant).
- 2009-2012: member of advisory board "Hertitage Kempen and A2".
Prizes:
- 1967: 2nd prize De Jonge Onderzoekers (Youg Scientists)
(VARA)
- 1973: as a member of theWerkgroep Haagse Beemden: the bianual Nassau-Breda-prijs
1970.(gemeente Breda)
- 1985: Geschiedenisprijs van België (History
Prize of Belgium) (Gemeentekrediet / Credit Communal)
- 2002: Historical Prize of North-Brabant.
Royal Committee for Toponymy & Dialectology, Flemish department
(Brussels)
Townplanning advisory committee Breda:
- 1972-76 : Townplanning advisory committee Breda, as substitue member
for the sector regional geography and landscape care.
- 1976-80 : Idem as full member.
- 1978-80 : idem, in executive. In this advisory commitee between others
charged with the managment of the workingroup that followed the city expansion
plans into the "Haagse Beemden-oost"-area.
(Foundation) Werkgroep Haagse Beemden:
1967-1982 Co-founder and president of the Werkgroep Haagse Beemden (later
Foundation). This studygroup has as an aim the study of the history of
the village of Princenhage (5 km west of Breda) in the most widest sense;
the dissemination of the results thereof by means of the journal "Hage";
and to contribute to the future development of the region of the former
parish Princenhage on the basis of the collected historical and other data.
For this work the Werkgroep was awarded the biennial "Nassau-Breda-prize"
1970.
In the framework of the activities of the Werkgroep Haagse Beemden several
specialistical researches were initiated. In an early stage on the basis
of an field inventarisation a map of trees and shrubs was made. With the
"Koninklijke Nederlandse Natuurhistorische Vereniging, afd. Breda"
excursions aimed at inventarisation of smaller plants were made. On that
basis during a full year an intensive biological investigation of flora
and fauna by the Nature studygroup "Biota" in the Burgst-region
was done. At Burgst and nearby Gageldonk archaeological excavations were
organised that were done by members of the "Nederlandse Jeugdbond
ter Bestudering van de Geschiedenis" under supervision of the State
archaeological service. The first infra-red airphotographs of the Haagse
Beemden were made on my request. Many times groups made excursions through
the region, between them schoolclasses. The result of all these efforts
was that in 1975 a completely new plan for the town-expansion into the
region was accepted. This plan honnoured some of the historical and landscape
values of the Haagse Beemden (plan prof. F.M.Maas = Buro Maas).
Supervision an courses given
- 2021/2022 supervision of the final studywork of a student of the Rijksuniversiteit
Groningen: "De gemeynt van Erp tussen 1300 en 1832. Onderzoek naar de uitgifte
en de verdere privatisering. ".
- 1982/83 supervision of the final studywork of a student of the Katholieke
Hogeschool Tilburg: "The adaptationprocess of cultural minorities
in the Netherlands and in Rijnmond".
- 1984-88 "use of the computer for planners", course given
within the "openbaar lichaam Rijnmond" together with R.J.M. Ligtenberg.
(This was at the eve of the great PC-introduction).
- 1987/88 supervision of the practical work of a student of the Universiteit
of Amsterdam. Resaerch into the regional and local differences in marital
status-changes in Zuid-Holland.
- 1987/88 course "map reading for local historians", 4 times
given in Breda. The modern topographical map; modern thematical maps; well
surveyed maps from before 1800 and also the sketchy maps; with fieldtrips.
- 1989 course "Significance and value of the landscape around Breda".
Given for the "Milieudienst Gemeente Breda", 2 times.
- 1993 course "Landscape as historical source", in cooperation
with the foundation "Begeleiding regionale geschiedbeoefening",
given in spring in Roosendaal. With fieldtrips. In 1994 in Oisterwijk;
in 1995 in Zevenbergen; in 1996 in Breda; in 2003 in Chaam.
- 2010/12 course part "Het Westbrabantse landschap lezen" as
part of the course "Cultuurhistorie in het landschap" of Brabants
Heem. 2010: Bavel; 2012: Oudenbosch.
Excursion of the course "Het Westbrabantse landschap lezen",
April 21, 2012. Explanation at the foot of the escarpment of Bergen op
Zoom near Calfven.
Reports on Cultural heritage in the landscape
On request of municipalities, landconsolidation committees and the Vlaams
Gewest a number of reports on the Cultural heritage in the landscape was
made. They can be found in the list of publications
under "rapporten". These reports concern the cultural values
in the landscape, but also the archaeological and architectural values.
I tried to overcome the limitations of the point-line-plane surveys by
giving more weight to the relationships between the "objects".
In some reports I tried to come to a certain valuation of the objects and
their relationships. In 2010 - 2022 I participated intensivly in the inventories
for the Heritage Maps for the villages in the Stadsregio Eindhoven.
Publications
Publications about the historical geography of the Dutch province North-Brabant
and the Belgian province Antwerp, but also concerning demography en astronomy.
See list of publications
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