Background
Smet, Gilbert Antonius Remigius De was born on January 17, 1921 in Bevere, Belgium. Son of Juul De S. and Bertha Van Den Daele.
Smet, Gilbert Antonius Remigius De was born on January 17, 1921 in Bevere, Belgium. Son of Juul De S. and Bertha Van Den Daele.
Diploma in German Philology, State University, Gent, Belgium, 1942; D in German Philology, State University, Gent, Belgium, 1951; D degree (honorary), University Göteborg, Sweden, 1972.
Teacher, Kon. Atheneum-Ronse, Belgium, 1948-1956; ordinary professor German Linguistics and Old Norse, Catholic U., Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 1956-1966; ordinary professor German Language and Linguistics, State University, Gent, 1966-1986; professor emeritus, State University, Gent, since 1986. Lecturer Gelderse Leergangen-Interstudie, Arnhem, The Netherlands, 1960-1984.
Member Royal Academy Sciences, Institute Deutsche Sprache Mannheim (corresponding member), Joost van den Vondelpreis der Stiftung FVS.
Married Maria De Brabandere, July 28, 1951. Children: Koenraad, Lutgart, Hilde, Joke, Geertrui, Els, Willem, Lieven.