Alphonsius Josephus Rachel (Fons) van de Vijver (4 October 1952 – 1 June 2019) was a Dutch psychologist and Professor of Cross-cultural Psychology at

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, and

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. He was known for his work on cross-cultural research and on methods of comparisons. Van de Vijver was born in

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on 4 October 1952. He received both his MA and in 1991 his PhD in Psychology from

. He was appointed Professor of Cross-cultural Psychology at Tilburg University, and was also Professor at the North-West University in South Africa and the University of Queensland in Australia. In 2013, he received the

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. Van de Vijver died in

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on 1 June 2019 following a brain haemorrhage at the age of 66.

Selected publications

Van de Vijver authored and co-authored many publications in his field of expertise.Fons van de Vijver
Google Scholar profile. Below is a selection: * Harkness, Janet A., Fons JR Van de Vijver, and Peter Ph Mohler. ''Cross-cultural survey methods''. J. Wiley, 2003. * Matsumoto, D., & van de Vijver, F. J. R. (2011). Cross-cultural research methods in psychology. (D. Matsumoto & F. J. R. van de Vijver, Eds.). New York, NY, US: Cambridge University Press. * Van de Vijver, Fons JR. ''Methods and data analysis for cross-cultural research''. Vol. 1. Sage, 1997. * van de Vijver, F. J. R., & Leung, K. (1997). Methods and data analysis for cross-cultural research. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. * Van de Vijver, Fons, and Ronald K. Hambleton. "Translating tests: Some practical guidelines." ''European Psychologist'' 1.2 (1996): 89.

References

1952 births 2019 deaths Dutch psychologists Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam alumni Tilburg University alumni Academic staff of Tilburg University Academic staff of North-West University Academic staff of the University of Queensland People from Terneuzen {{Netherlands-scientist-stub