Background
Goossens, Jan was born on February 19, 1930 in Genk, Belgium. Son of Michel and Maria (Lenaerts) Goossens.
Goossens, Jan was born on February 19, 1930 in Genk, Belgium. Son of Michel and Maria (Lenaerts) Goossens.
Licentiate, University Louvain, Belgium, 1955. Doctor, University Louvain, Belgium, 1960. Doctor(honorary), University Liege, 1988.
Teacher High School, Hasselt, Belgium, 1955-1961. Dozent University Marburg, Germany, 1961-1965. Professor University Louvain, 1965-1969.
Professor Dutch and Low German philology University Munster, Germany, 1969-1995. President Kommission fur Mundart und Namenforschung Westfalens, Munster, 1971—1999, Verein fur niederdeutsche Sprachforschung, Hamburg, 1975—1984.
Member of Society Dutch. Language and Literature (Netherlands), Institut fur Niederdeutsche Sprachforschung, Royal Academy Dutch Language and Literature (Belgium).
Married Magda Vanmaele, July 23, 1956. Children: Dirk, Bart, Gert, Greetje.