Pieter J.D. Drenth - Biography#

Pieter J.D. Drenth studied Psychology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, completing a Master degree in 1958 (cum laude), and a Ph.D. in 1960 (cum laude). From 1967 to 2000 Pieter Drenth has been professor in the field of Psychometrics and Organizational Psychology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Dr. Drenth has been Rector Magnificus at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam from 1983 to 1987, and since 1980, he has been a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, residing as President from 1990 to 1996. In 2000 Dr. Drenth was elected President of ALLEA.

Dr. Drenth has received numerous honorary doctorates and scholarly awards, including the Knighthood in the Order of the Dutch Lion and the Commandership in the Order of Orange Nassau. He has held visiting professorships at the University of St. Louis (USA), the University of Jakarta and Bandung (Indonesia), The University of Washington (USA), and the University of Hangzhou (China). He has (co-)authored and edited 27 books and 180 articles on the theory of intelligence, psychometrics, educational psychology, organizational psychology and science policy.