Background
Wiik, Kalevi was born on August 2, 1932 in Turku, Finland. Son of Vilho and Signe Viktoria (Aura) Wiik.
Wiik, Kalevi was born on August 2, 1932 in Turku, Finland. Son of Vilho and Signe Viktoria (Aura) Wiik.
Graduate, U. Turku, 1955; licentiate in Philosophy, U. Turku, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Turku, 1965; Master of Arts in Linguistics, University of Michigan, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Tartu, Estonia, 1992.
Assistant in phonetics, U. Turku, 1959-1965; acting assistant Professor of English, U. Turku, 1963-1966, 67-69; lecturer phonetics, U. Turku, 1965-1968; docent, U. Turku, 1966-1968; professor, U. Turku, since 1968. Acting professor general linguistics U. Helsinki, 1966-1968. Acting professor linguistics University Texas, Austin, 1973.
Married Kirsti Anneli Tavio, November 17, 1960. Children: Marikki, Ville.