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Rob Grootendorst

1944 – 2000

Dutch linguist

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Lived 1944 – 2000 (aged 56). Rob Grootendorst was a Dutch linguist, philosopher, dutch language specialist, university teacher, writer and communication scholar.

Rob Grootendorst (11 February 1944, Schiedam – 23 February 2000, Amsterdam) was a Dutch communication and argumentation theory scholar. He was professor for Dutch speech communication at the University of Amsterdam. His contributions to the argumentation field include the co-foundation of the pragma-dialectic school in argumentation theory.

He also wrote several books on the life and works of the Dutch writer and politician Theo Thijssen.

Biography Grootendorst was a teacher at an elementary school in the 1960s. He studied Dutch studies at the University of Amsterdam since 1980, and became a Ph.D. in 1982 in Speech Communication. The dissertation was jointly written with Frans H. van Eemeren. They jointly founded the International Society for the Study of Argumentation in 1986.

Selected works Argumentation, Communication, and Fallacies: A Pragma-Dialectical Perspective (Hillsdale: Erlbaum, 1992), with van Eemeren Fundamentals of Argumentation Theory: A Handbook of Historical Backgrounds and Contemporary Developments (Mahwah: Erlbaum, 1996), with van Eemeren

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
University of Amsterdam
Employers
University of Amsterdam
Also known as
R. Grootendorst, Robert Grootendorst

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Rob Grootendorst?

Dutch linguist (1944–2000)

When was Rob Grootendorst born?

Rob Grootendorst was born on 11 February 1944 in Schiedam.

When did Rob Grootendorst die?

Rob Grootendorst died on 23 February 2000 in Amsterdam.

What was Rob Grootendorst's occupation?

Rob Grootendorst was a linguist, philosopher, dutch language specialist, university teacher, writer and communication scholar.

What nationality was Rob Grootendorst?

Rob Grootendorst was Dutch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Rob Grootendorst

· Wikidata: Q511624

· DBpedia: Rob Grootendorst

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