Iman Jacob Wilkens
(Iman, a first name from the Dutch province of Zeeland, is pronounced 'eeman').
Born: 13th March 1936 in Apeldoorn, Holland.
Nationality: Dutch.
Family details: Married to Danielle Fran�ois (a French citizen);
Education: 1948-54 Barlaeus Gymnasium, Amsterdam, Grammar School B
(Sciences, and 6 years Latin, 5 years Greek).
1954-64 Municipal University of Amsterdam. Masters degree in both
Political Economy and Business Economics. Specialisation in
Public Finance and Development Assistance.
1959-61 Military Service (21 months); Officer in the Reserve of the
Military Administration.
1961 Trainee with the Central Bank of Israel, Jerusalem (3 months).
1964 Trainee with the European Coal and Steel Community,
Luxemburg (3 months).
Professional career:
1964-66 Economist in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Hague;
Directorate for Foreign Economic Relations.
1967-68 Financial analyst for Eurofinance (a private company), Paris.
1969-96 Administrator, OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation
and Development), Paris.
Hobbies: Painting, literature (in particular Homer and other classics) languages,
(pre-) history, geography, art.
Sports: Sailing, skiing, golf.
Travel: To many countries around the world, including the USA, Japan,
Indonesia, Senegal etc.
Writings: Include a wide variety of subjects, e.g.:
-- The Energy Market in the European Economic Community
(in Dutch, 1962);
-- The Scope for Economic Development under Islamic Law
(in Dutch, 1963);
-- Barriers to New Competition in Oligopolistic Markets (master's thesis,
in Dutch, 1964);
-- World Steel Production
(in German, 1964);
-- Investing in Developing Countries (for the OECD, Paris)
(in both English and French, various issues published during the 1980's);
-- Discussion papers on environmental issues (for the OECD, Paris)
(in English and French, early 1990's).
Website: www.troy-in-england.co.uk
