Background
Noppen, Jean-Pierre Guillaume van was born on October 28, 1946 in Brussels. Son of Adrien E. and Cornelia W. van Noppen.
linguist English language educator
Noppen, Jean-Pierre Guillaume van was born on October 28, 1946 in Brussels. Son of Adrien E. and Cornelia W. van Noppen.
Licence, Vrije U., Brussels, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Libre, Brussels, 1980.
English teacher, Le Verseau, Bierges, Belgium, 1969-1974;
assistant, U. Brussels, 1974-1986;
lecturer, U. Brussels, 1983-1993;
professor, U. Brussels, since 1993. Head linguistics department U. Brussels, 1986-1989. Editor Belgian Philological Review, since 1988.
Collaborator Van Dale's Dictionaries, 1982-1985.
Corporation Belgian Air Force, 1970-1971. Member Belgian Philological Society (chairman 1986-1989).
Married Chantal Annie Griffin, June 27, 1970. Children: Gaëtane, Alexandre, Melody.