René-Marie Jongen

Background

Jongen, René-Marie was born on August 11, 1935 in Moresnet, Liege. Son of Guillaume and Rosa (Wiertz) Jongen.

Education

License Philosophy and Letters, U. Catholic Louvain, Belgium, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Catholic Louvain, Belgium, 1970.

Career

Teacher, Ens. Secretary Superior, Visé and Tournai, Belgium, 1959-1960, 62-64; teacher, Ecole Normale, Liege, Belgium, 1964-1968; university assistant, Katholieke U. Leuven, Louvain, 1966-1970; professor Facultes, U. Saint-Louis, Brussels, since 1970; professor, U. Catholic Louvain, since 1970.

Achievements

• René-Marie Jongen has been listed as a noteworthy Educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Centre Interdisciplinaire de Glossologie et d'Anthropologie Clinique (board directors), Commission Royale de Toponymie et de Dialectologie.

Connections

Married Bernadette Jezierski, February 10, 1964. Children: Benedicte, Frederic, Thibauld.

Father:

Guillaume Jongen

Mother:

Rosa (Wiertz) Jongen

Spouse:

Bernadette Jezierski

child:

Benedicte Jongen

child:

Frederic Jongen

child:

Thibauld Jongen