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Rik Smits (Reinier Johannes Charles Smits) was born on 30 September, 1953 in The Hague, Netherlands, is a Dutch linguist and writer. Discover Rik Smits's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?
| Popular As |
Reinier Johannes Charles Smits |
| Occupation |
Linguist, author, editor |
| Age |
70 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
| Born |
30 September 1953 |
| Birthday |
30 September |
| Birthplace |
The Hague, Netherlands |
| Nationality |
Netherlands
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He is a member of famous author with the age 70 years old group.
Rik Smits Height, Weight & Measurements
At 70 years old, Rik Smits height not available right now. We will update Rik Smits's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
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| Hair Color |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
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| Sibling |
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Rik Smits Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Rik Smits worth at the age of 70 years old? Rik Smits’s income source is mostly from being a successful author. He is from Netherlands. We have estimated Rik Smits's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
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Timeline
Reinier Johannes Charles "Rik" Smits (born 1953 in The Hague) is a Dutch linguist, author, translator and editor with a wide range of interests.
As a linguist he specialized in generative syntax, taking a PhD in General Linguistics in 1989.
From then on, he mainly pursued a writing career, informing the general public on linguistic matters theoretical and practical.
Apart from linguistics, he published hundreds of articles and interviews on subjects like the brain, ICT and its ramifications, modern media, intellectual property, freedom of speech, copyright and other fundamental rights, history, ethics and politics.
Smits published books on subjects ranging from language via handedness and laterality to history and French cuisine, mostly in Dutch.
Books in English comprise The Puzzle of Left-handedness, which deals with the cultural, biological and evolutionary aspects of human handedness and the notions of left, right and symmetry in biology, psychology, art and life in general, and the above-mentioned Dawn, the Origins of Language and the Modern Human Mind, an inquiry into why, how and when the human language faculty - and with it the truly modern mind - developed.
From 2008-2015 he was the editor of De Republikein (The Republican), a quarterly on modern constitutional democracy and citizenship.
For the earlier Dutch version of this book he won the LOT-award 2010.
Smits shows that human language is not only truly human, representing a clear and fundamental break between "us" and the animal kingdom, and that it could not have arisen for communicative purposes - that came later.
Translations include Simon Goldhill's Love, Sex and Tragedy; how the Ancient World Shapes our Lives (Liefde, seks en tragedie; hoe de oudheid ons heeft gevormd, Nieuw Amsterdam, 2012), Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard's Killing Kennedy; the End of Camelot (Killing Kennedy, het einde van een droom, Nieuw Amsterdam, 2012) and Litter; how other People's Rubbish Shapes our Lives (Andermans rotzooi, Nieuw Amsterdam, 2012) by Theodore Dalrymple.
