Background
Nickel, Gerhard was born on August 15, 1928 in Kostellitz, Silesia, Poland.
Nickel, Gerhard was born on August 15, 1928 in Kostellitz, Silesia, Poland.
Master of Arts, University South Carolina, 1951. 1st State Final Exam, Doctor of Philosophy, University Erlangen, Federal Republic Germany, 1952. 2nd State Final Exam, Ohm Grammar School, Erlangen, 1953.
Venia Legendi, University Erlangen, 1962. Doctorate (honorary), Opole, Poland, 1996.
Assistant professor University Erlangen, 1962-1963. Professor University Kiel, Federal Republic Germany, 1963-1969, University Stuttgart, Federal Republic Germany, since 1969. Chairman Institute of Linguistics, Language Center, University Stuttgart, Federal Republic Germany, since 1969.
Guest professor University Berlin, 1969-1970. Visiting professor University Kent, Canterbury, Great Britain, 1974, International Christian University, Tokyo, 1987 and others. Chairman GAL (Association Applied Linguistics), 1967-1976, Science Working Commission of AILA.
Secretary general AILA (International Association Applied Linguistics), 1972-1978.
Member Gesellschaft Angewandte Linguistik, International Association University Professors of English, Linguistic Association of Great Britain, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, NELLE (advisory board 1990).