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 National College of Chiropractic 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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