He started his publishing career at Elsevier in Amsterdam , interrupted it for a few years as director of the Dutch regional newspaper De Twentsche Courant , to return to international science publishing at Academic Press in London .
He started his publishing career at Elsevier in Amsterdam . 
 After a few years out of the scientific field as the director of the Dutch regional newspaper De Twentsche Courant , he returned to international science publishing at Academic Press in London .