Dick Wortel

Dick Wortel was born in 1946 in Alkmaar, The Netherlands. His father was archivist of the city of Alkmaar. In 1971 he moved to Leiden where he began to work at the Institute for Dutch Lexicology, where he was involved in large historical dictionaries as *Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal (WNT) 'Dictionary of the Dutch language', Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek (VMNW)* 'Early Middle Dutch Dictionary' and the *Oudnederlands Woordenboek (ONW),* 'Old Dutch Dictionary', see de website of the [Institute for Dutch Lexicology (INL)][2], …