User:BesselDekker

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Welcome to Bessel Dekker's User Page


I am Dutch, but presume to have a fair command of English. I live near Amsterdam. I am sometimes active on the Indonesian Wikipedia.

Contents

[edit] Interests

My interests are fairly broad, but include—

  • Indonesian studies
  • language matters
  • literary theory
  • publishing.

[edit] A few statistics

  • Born February 28, 1946 (not a leap year) in rural surroundings
  • Studies in English language and literature, Utrecht University
  • Former lecturer in English, Amsterdam Polytechnic for Booksellers and Publishers
  • Former member, Appeals Committee for Students
  • Former member and chairman of various Joint Consultative Committees


Account created: December 11, 2005

[edit] Languages

Dutch
English
 I translate and proofread from Dutch to English on Wikipedia:Translation

This user is a member of WikiProject Indonesia
This user participates in Pages Needing Translation Into English.
BABEL This user agrees that Babel leads to confusion




Linguistic abilities
As a Dutchman, I have a native command of Dutch.
Having an M.A. in English, I am able to use English on an advanced level.
I speak Indonesian at home, and have a fair command of "Bahasa Indonesia".
My command of French and German is on grammar school level.

[edit] Some work done

wr, written — ed, edited — tr, translated
Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern wr — Houghton Mill ed — Gerrit Paape ed — Ignacio Pinazo Camarlench ed tr — Souvigny ed tr — Sungai Pahang tr — Herman Neubronner van der Tuuk wr — Meco (municipality)‎ tr — Kedukan Bukit Inscription tr — Barkestone-le-Vale ed — Indonesian literature ed — Etymological fallacy ed — Rayuan Pulau Kelapa ed


[edit] Subpages

→Rough drafts — →Links