Hans van Houwelingen: key obituary facts
Is Hans van Houwelingen dead? Yes. Hans van Houwelingen died on May 14, 2026, at age 81.
Cause of death: Hans van Houwelingen's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Hans van Houwelingen known for?
He was a Dutch statistician (1945–2026).
More about Hans van Houwelingen
Born: 25 March 1945.
Place of birth: Rotterdam.
Place of death: De Bilt.
Gender: male.
Occupation: statistician, university teacher, mathematician.
Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Education: Utrecht University.
Employer: Leiden University.
Awards: Fellow of the American Statistical Association, Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion.
Also known as: Hans van Houwelingen, J.C. van Houwelingen, J. C. van Houwelingen, Johannes Cornelis van Houwelingen, Hans C van Houwelingen.
Hans van Houwelingen, a Dutch mathematician, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 81.
Born Johannes Cornelis van Houwelingen in Rotterdam on March 25, 1945, he was also a professor emeritus of medical statistics at Leiden University. After graduating from Utrecht University in 1968 with a major in mathematics, he worked at Utrecht University’s Institute for Mathematical Statistics, spent a year at Philips in 1969, then returned to Utrecht.
He earned his doctorate at Utrecht University in 1973 and remained active as an emeritus scholar.