Kees Posthumus (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Kees Posthumus (16 June 1902 - 15 September 1972) was a Dutch chemist. He was the second rector magnificus of the Eindhoven University of Technology. Kees Posthumus was born in Harlingen and was the son of a wholesaler in wood. He attended HBS and then went on to study chemistry at the University of Groningen. He attained his propaedeuse there, whereupon he moved to the University of Leiden to continue his studies. While there he came into contact with Albert Einstein (who was a guest lecturer there) and with Johan Huizinga (through the rowing club).