Paul Kempeneers (born in Tienen on December 9, 1935) is a Belgian philologist and linguist.

Paul T.C. Kempeneers
Dr. phil. P. Kempeneers in 2005
Dr. phil. P. Kempeneers in 2005
Born(1935-12-09)December 9, 1935
Tienen
OccupationScientist
NationalityBelgian
SubjectDutch language
Toponymics
History
Flemish dialects
Website
www.kempeneers.org
Kempeneers on Easter Island in 1978

As a teacher, he published mostly didactic works, such as guides to correct Dutch, books about Dutch spelling and Dutch grammar. In 1970 he wrote a science fiction novel for children, named "Phantoms from space".

In 1982, he was promoted to doctor in the philology of Germanic languages, with an essay on the hydronymy of the rivers Dijle and Nete. He became the principal of a school for adult education in 1984.

From the second half of the seventies on, he mainly wrote books and publications about the history of the municipality Tienen. During the 90s, he also covered the history of surrounding cities in the province of Flemish Brabant, such as Landen, Zoutleeuw, and parts of Linter.[citation needed]

Publications

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School publications (didactic works concerning Dutch)

  • Tijd voor taal
  • Tips voor taalzuivering
  • ABN-gids
  • Elementaire begrippen uit de Nederlandse taalkunde
  • Didactiek van het Nederlands
  • Spelen met spelling
  • Nederlandse Spraakkunst en Oefeningen
  • ABN-tips

Series Toponymica, K.U.Leuven (historical books)

Series Nomina geographica flandrica, K.U.Leuven (historical books)

Royal Commission for Toponymy and Dialectology, Brussels (historical books)

Works of the Hagelands Historisch Documentatiecentrum (historical books)

  • Cijnsboek van de hertog van Brabant in Tienen vernieuwd in 1699
  • Klapper op het bevolkingsregister (1866–1890)
  • Het oudste cijnsboek van Tienen (+ kroniekje G. Cluckers)

Other publications (various, mainly historical books and books about dialects)

  • Hydronymie van het Dijle- en Netebekken
  • Schimmen uit de ruimte
  • Tienen in Verbeelding
  • Oost-Brabantse Historische Teksten
  • Esperanto voor moderne mensen
  • Paaseiland
  • De Brabantse Folklore register 1961-1996
  • Aren lezen aan de Gete
  • Diverse notabele dingen
  • Pito, roman van een school
  • Reddelen onder de boompjes
  • Tienen in vroeger tijden
  • Tiense Plaatsnamen
  • Thuis in Thienen
  • Tiens en Hoegaards Idioticon
  • Toponymie van Sint-Margriet Houtem

Appears in 2007

  • Oud Schrift. Lezen, begrijpen, overzetten
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