Blokzijl was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1943. He graduated from the University of Amsterdam in 1970 and holds a doctorate in experimental physics from the same university (1977).<ref>[http://albumacademicum.uva.nl/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?type=simple;lang=en;c=ap;rgn1=entirerecord;q1=Blokzijl;x=16;y=14;cc=ap;view=reslist;sort=achternaam;fmt=long;page=reslist;start=1;size=1 Professors and PhD Graduates from 1632to This Day: R. Blokzijl, 1943 -], University of Amsterdam. Retrieved November 12, 2015.</ref> He is retired from the National Institute of Nuclear Physics and High Energy Physics (NIKHEF). | Blokzijl was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1943. He graduated from the University of Amsterdam in 1970 and holds a doctorate in experimental physics from the same university (1977).<ref>[http://albumacademicum.uva.nl/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?type=simple;lang=en;c=ap;rgn1=entirerecord;q1=Blokzijl;x=16;y=14;cc=ap;view=reslist;sort=achternaam;fmt=long;page=reslist;start=1;size=1 Professors and PhD Graduates from 1632to This Day: R. Blokzijl, 1943 -], University of Amsterdam. Retrieved November 12, 2015.</ref> He is retired from the National Institute of Nuclear Physics and High Energy Physics (NIKHEF). |