Henk Barendregt

Hendrik Pieter (Henk) Barendregt (born 18 December 1947, Amsterdam)[1] is a Dutch logician, known for his work in lambda calculus and type theory.

Barendregt studied mathematical logic at Utrecht University, obtaining his master's degree in 1968 and his PhD in 1971, both cum laude, under Dirk van Dalen and Georg Kreisel.

Since 1986, Barendregt has taught at Radboud University Nijmegen, where he now holds the Chair of Foundations of Mathematics and Computer Science.

He has been a visiting scholar at Darmstadt, ETH Zürich, Siena, and Kyoto.

[2] In 1997 Barendregt was elected member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.