Dutch physician, astrologer and researcher.
The eldest son of three boys in a postwar family, Fred is the son of a Technical Engineer. He completed high school in 1966 and went into military service 1966 to 1968.
He graduated with a degree in biochemistry from the University of Utrecht, which he attended 1969-1976, followed by two years of medical research in Hanover medical school, Germany and four years of post doctorate research at Medical School Utrecht, in Pharmacology. He received his degree as a Medical Doctor in 1982.
Opmeers education continued with two years of clinical pharmacological research at University of Rotterdam, five years of endocrinological research (growth factors) at Children’s University Hospital Utrecht till 1989, followed by two years study of Knowledge Engineering with MS degree at Polytechnical University of London (UK) in 1991. Having three active years of astrology study by then, in 1992 he became active full-time with astrology. In 1992 he started his own business called Equilibra Advice, which was originally mainly a dating agency for the entire country of The Netherlands for higher-educated people.
He used his own astrological research data for matching people based on enduring characteristics of the possible couple.
Meanwhile, Opmeer did a great of astrological counseling, predominantly on relation-astrology, but also to some extent business astrology, AstroCartoGraphy, stock exchange astrology, horary and vocational astrology. He developed a series of analytical tools for relations called Character-Matching. This matching includes specific synastric tools, durability test/commitment score, partner-type analysis, emotional compatibility etc. Most of these tests he developed himself.
With a mind that is endlessly questioning, Opmeer is never short of ideas and research plans.
He married Anne 5/07/1963; one step-son and one natural son born 3/09/2000.