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 Breda in 1961, Akkermans obtained a doctoral degree in Greek and Latin language and literature at the Catholic University of Nijmegen. He became a teacher of classical languages in Rotterdam and simultaneously studied law at the 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
- Articles with ISNI identifiers
- Articles with VIAF identifiers
- Articles with BIBSYS identifiers
- Articles with BNF identifiers
- Articles with BNFdata identifiers
- Articles with GND identifiers
- Articles with J9U identifiers
- Articles with KBR identifiers
- Articles with LCCN identifiers
- Articles with NTA identifiers
- Articles with SUDOC identifiers
- 1942 births
- 2002 deaths
- Dutch classical scholars
- Rectors of the College of Europe
- Radboud University Nijmegen alumni
- Erasmus University Rotterdam alumni
- Academic staff of Erasmus University Rotterdam
- People from Oosterhout
- All stub articles
- Academic administrator stubs