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]
Radboud University (abbreviated as RU, Dutch: Radboud Universiteit, formerly Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen) is a public research university located in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The university bears the name of Saint Radboud, a 9th century Dutch bishop who was known for his intellect and support of the underprivileged.
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