Background
Oksaar, Els was born on October 1, 1926 in Pärnu, Estonia. Daughter of Johan and Luise (Andersson) Jârv.
Oksaar, Els was born on October 1, 1926 in Pärnu, Estonia. Daughter of Johan and Luise (Andersson) Jârv.
Fil.kand, University Stockholm, 1951. Fil.lic., University Stockholm, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy fil.dr., University Stockholm, 1958.
Doctor honoris causa, University Helsinki, 1986. Doctor honoris causa, University Linköping, Sweden, 1987. Doctor honoris causa, University Tartu, Estonia, 1996.
Assistant professor Germanic stucies Stockholm University, 1956-1958, associate professor, 1958-1967. Professor general linguistics Hamburg University, since 1967. Research fellow Japan Society Promotion of Science, Tokyo, 1979.
Research fellow Institute Advanced Study, Berlin, 1987-1988. Director Institute General and Comparative Linguistics, Hamburg University, since 1967.
Member Interat. Association Study of Child Language (president 1975-1978), Finnish Academy of Sciences, Norwegian Academy of Sciences, Estonia Academy of Sciences, International Society Applied Psycholinguists (vice president).
Married Arved Oksaar, June 22, 1947. 1 child, Sven Jlmar.