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Born 5 April 1941
van Fraassen was born in the Netherlands under German occupancy on April 5th 1941. -
Immigration 1956
The family is reunited after the war and moves to Edmonton in western Canada -
Bachelors earned
van Fraassen earned is bachelors at the University of Alberta in 1963. -
Masters degree Earned
van Fraassen earned his master at the University of Pittsburg. -
Ph.D earned
van Fraassen earned his Ph.D under Adolf Grünbaum at the University of Pittsburg. -
College Professor
Taught at Yale University, The University of Southern California and the university of Toronto. Yale was from 1966 until 1969 -
Professor
Taught at Yale University, The University of Southern California and the university of Toronto. University of Toronto was from 1973 until 1981 overlapping with California.
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Professor
Taught at Yale University, The University of Southern California and the university of Toronto. The university of Southern California was from 1976- 1981 -
The Scientific Image
coined the term "constructive empiricism" in his published book "The Scientific Image" -
1982-2008 Professor
Taught at Princeton university -
Lakatos Award
received award for contributions in science -
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Joined the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences -
2008-Current Professor
van Fraassen now teaches at San Francisco State. The subjects he teaches are philosophy of science, philosophical logic, and the role of modeling in scientific practice -
Hempel Award
van Fraassen recieved the Philosophy of Science Association's inaugural Hempel Award for lifetime achievement in philosophy of science