Jan Buisman
Jan Buisman (19 February 1925 – 21 November 2024) was a Dutch historical geographer. He described the weather for almost every year since the year 763.
Jan Buisman | |
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| Born | 19 February 1925 Culemborg, Netherlands |
| Died | 21 November 2024 (aged 99) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | historical geographer |
Biography
changeBuisman grew up in Borculo. He studied at the Kweekschool voor onderwijzers in The Hague. He was a teacher for several years. Later he started studying geography and history in Amsterdam. In 1968 he obtained his doctoral degree (nowadays Master of Science/Master of Arts) in historical geography. Buisman also went back teaching and was a teacher for 38 years. He wrote around twenty books.
After his retirement, he started his major historical work. Using many different sources he described the weather conditions in almost every year from the year 763 onwards in the Netherlands, Belgium and beyond. This extensive publication named Duizend jaar wind en water in de Lage landen (translated: A Thousand Years of Wind and Water in the Low Countries), should eventually consist of eight volumes. Seven volumes have been published, the eighth was in preparation in 2021. The book series is published in collaboration with the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute in De Bilt by publisher Van Wijnen. Next to that in March 2011, an additional book was published with wheater disaster or notable wheater events entitled Extreem weer! Een canon van weergaloze winters & zinderende zomers, hagel & hozen, stormen & watersnoden (translaged: Extreme weather! A canon of unparalleled winters & scorching summers, hail & downpours, storms & floods.)[1][2][3][4]
Over the years, Buisman has received several awards. In 1997 Buisman received the Minnaert Prize from the Union of the Netherlands-Flanders for his works. Buisman became knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau in 2011.[5] In 2015 he received the Dr. J. van der Bilt Prize from the Royal Netherlands Association for Meteorology and Astronomy. In 2017, he was awarded the Zilveren Anjer from Beatrix of the Netherlands at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam for his works as a weather historian.[6]
Buisman died in The Hague on 21 November 2024, at the age of 99 years old.[7]
References
change- ↑ "90-jarige Jan Buisman produceert 1000 pagina's weergeschiedenis". KNMI (in Dutch). 19 February 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ↑ "De oudste weerman (96) van Nederland groeide op in de Achterhoek: 'Zelfs een storm naar mij vernoemd'". De Stentor (in Dutch). 30 January 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ↑ "Jan Buisman schreef een boek over het weer in de tijd van Napoleon - Nederlands Dagblad. De kwaliteitskrant van christelijk Nederland". Nederlands Dagblad (in Dutch). 13 September 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ↑ "Jan Buisman (94) schrijft de geschiedenis van het weer, en hij is nog niet klaar". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 26 August 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ↑ "Weerhistoricus Jan Buisman geridderd". KNMI (in Dutch). 29 April 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ↑ "Prinses Beatrix reikt Zilveren Anjer uit aan weerhistoricus Jan Buisman". KNMI (in Dutch). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ↑ "funeral notice". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
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