Frits van Oostrom | |
|---|---|
 Van Oostrom (2009) | |
| Born | 15 May 1953 |
| Alma mater | University Utrecht |
| Awards | Prince Bernhard Fund prize for science research (1982) Spinoza Prize (1995) AKO Literature Prize (1996) Fleerackers Prize (1999) Emperor Charlemagne Prize (2000) Libris History Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University Leiden University Utrecht Harvard University |
Frits van Oostrom (born 15 May 1953 in Utrecht, Netherlands) is university professor for the Humanities at Utrecht University. In 1999 he was a visiting professor at Harvard for the Erasmus Chair. From September 2004 to June 2005, he was a fellow of the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS). He was awarded the Spinozapremie in 1995.[1] In May 2005 he became president of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) for a three-year period. He had been member of the same institution since 1994.[2]
In the later years Van Oostrom was given the task to assemble a Canon of the Netherlands, meaning: what everyone should know of the Netherlands and its history.
