According to the RKD he was the son of
Hendrik van Borssum Buisman. He was born in the
Fundatiehuis while his father was curator at the
Teylers Museum. After the war he served as a member of the staff for Prins Bernhard in 1945-1946, and then moved back to Haarlem where he became a member of the Haarlem painters club
Kunst zij ons doel, and in 1951, a member of
De Groep. He lived in the Fundatiehuis until he retired, when he moved to an adjoining house. He kept his workshop in the former astronomical laboratory in the garden, and in 1972 he became adjunct-curator of the art collection. ==References==