Background
Coutinho, Dick was born on February 6, 1941 in Soest, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Son of Jacques Julius Coutinho and Nelly Mary Swen.
Coutinho, Dick was born on February 6, 1941 in Soest, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Son of Jacques Julius Coutinho and Nelly Mary Swen.
Doctor, University Leyden, The Netherlands, 1966. Master of Arts, University Michigan, 1967.
Editor, Mouton Publications, The Hague, The Netherlands, 1969-1972; public, Van Gorcum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1972-1976; director, public, Coutinho Publications, Bussum, The Netherlands, since 1976. Teacher Arabic several institutions, 1976-1988. Arabic interpreter, translator, 1976-1988.
Served with Dutch military, 1967-1969. Member Linguistic Society of America, Anélouisiana.
Married Marijke Rigtje Confurius (divorced 1977). Children: Nynke, Wieger.