Hans van der Zouwen

Johannes "Hans" van der Zouwen (born 1939) is a Dutch sociologist, and Emeritus Professor of Social Research Methodology at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, known for his pioneering work with Felix Geyer in the field of sociocybernetics.

In the late 1960s Van der Zouwen had started his academic career at the Vrije University in Amsterdam.

From 1971 to early 2000 he was Professor of Social Research Methodology.

Since then he is affiliated with the Interuniversity Graduate School of Psychometrics and Sociometrics (IOPS).

In the 1990s Van der Zouwen is awarded Honorary Fellow of the World Organisation of Systems and Cybernetics.