dʒˈoʊzəf tˈiː. dˈɛvɹiːs ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fɹʌmðə kˈæθoʊlˌiːk jˈuːnɪvɚsˌaɪɾɪt lˈuːvən wˌɛɹ hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd hɪz pˌiːˈeɪtʃ dˈiː ɪn sˈaɪəns, ɡɹˈuːp fˈɪzɪks ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ.
Jozef T. Devreese graduated in 1960 from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven where he received his PhD in Science, group Physics in 1964.