Jan Hamer

Who was Jan Hamer?

Jan Hamer was an organic chemistry professor at Tulane University in New Orleans from 1960 to 1992. Hamer received his Ph.D. from the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. He authored three chemistry books and was listed in Who's Who in the South and Southwest. He was a member of the Round Table Club and the Holland Club, both in New Orleans. He had a deep interest in classical music, history, horticulture, and cooking.

Hamer was born to Gerard Pieter Hamer and Wijke Hamer-de Boer in Gombong, Indonesia. He moved with his family to The Hague. Netherlands. He returned to Indonesia in 1952 and served for three years as a second lieutenant and commander of a foot battalion for the Royal Netherlands military. On March 20, 1956, Hamer married the former Millicent May of New Orleans.

Hamer died in a hospice in Baton Rouge. Services were held on July 30 at the Audubon Park Golf Clubhouse in New Orleans.