Joseph Janse (August 19, 1909 in

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– December 18, 1985), was the third child of Jan Pieter and Gertrude (De Voogd) Janse. Arriving in the US at age six, he attended the

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public schools, and he received two years of

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education at

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by 1930. After three years in Europe as a missionary, he transferred to

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to complete his pre-medical studies. He entered

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in the spring of 1935 and received both the DC and ND degrees on June 17, 1938. On June 24, 1938, he married Gloria Julie Schade in

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and they had three children.

Biography

Upon graduation from National College, he immediately joined their faculty, and taught in the departments of

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and

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, continuing through his tenure as

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. He was named one of four

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s, and then in December, 1944, he was elected to the College's

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. And in their Minutes of that meeting, he was elected

of National College. Dr. Janse was licensed to practice in eleven states, and qualified by the Canadian board as well. *1947 - He spearheaded the formation of the

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, and served as its Secretary from 1947–1959, and President from 1951–1961 and foreign liaison until 1982, the Board took the unprecedented step of naming him "

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". *1967 - He was honored to have been selected to deliver a paper called "The Scientific Basis of Chiropractic" before the U.S. Congressional Ad Hoc Committee on Chiropractic. *1971 - His contributions to the science of Chiropractic were so great, that the International College of Chiropractors elected him to the rank of "Dean" of the "Faculty" of the (Honorary) College; a post he held until his death in 1985.

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