Joost Daalder

Background

Daalder, Joost was born on September 28, 1939 in Bergen, The Netherlands. Came to Australia, 1976. Son of Dirk Leonardus and Hendrika Huberdina (Oversteegen) Daalder.

Education

Cand.Litt., University Amsterdam, 1960. Drs.Litt., University Amsterdam, 1965.

Career

Lecturer University Otago, New Zealand, 1966-1971, senior lecturer New Zealand, 1971-1976. Lecturer Flinders University South Australia, Bedford Park, 1976-1977, senior lecturer, 1977-1983, reader in English, 1983-1998, professor English, since 1998.

Works

• Other Work

  • Editor: Sir Thomas Wyatt: Collected Poems, 1975, Thyestes, 1982, Aspects of Australian Culture, 1982, The Changeling, 1990. Editor Pacific Quarterly, 1978-1982. Contributor articles to learned journals.

Membership

Member Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association, Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Bibliographical Society Australia and New Zealand, Australia and New Zealand Shakespeare Association.

Interests

• Studying ancient and tribal artifacts.

Connections

Married Geertruida Hermine Broekman, January 15, 1966. Children: Hester Elizabeth, Jeremy Richard John.