Kees Blom

Cornelis Wilhelmus Petrus Maria (Kees) Blom (born 1946) is a Dutch ecologist.

Career

He was a professor at the Radboud University Nijmegen, where he also served a rector magnificus from 2000 to 2007. He took over the position from Theo van Els. When he himself handed the position over to Bas Kortmann [nl] he was the longest serving rector, with seven years, four months and twenty-one days.^[1][2][3]

Blom was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1997.^[4]