Theo_van_Els

Theo van Els

Theo van Els

Dutch university professor (1936–2015)

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Els, not Els.

Theodorus Johannes Maria "Theo" van Els (14 May 1936 – 4 August 2015)[1] was a Dutch academic who served as Rector magnificus of the Radboud University Nijmegen between 1994 and 2000. He was a professor of applied linguistics.[2]

Van Els was born in 1936 in Wanssum, he obtained a degree in English language and literature at the Radboud University Nijmegen in 1961. In 1972, he obtained a PhD at the same university with a dissertation on an 8th-century manuscript of Old English names. In 1979, he became lecturer and two years later professor of applied linguistics.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Family notices in NRC Handelsblad, 6 August 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Oud-rector magnificus Theo van Els overleden" (in Dutch). Radboud University Nijmegen. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.


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