Fons van de Vijver

Alphonsius Josephus Rachel (Fons) van de Vijver (4 October 1952 – 1 June 2019)^[1] was a Dutch psychologist and Professor of Cross-cultural Psychology at Tilburg University, North-West University, University of Queensland, and National Research University Higher School of Economics. He was known for his work on cross-cultural research^[2] and on methods of comparisons.^[3]

Van de Vijver was born in Koewacht on 4 October 1952.^[4] He received both his MA and in 1991 his PhD in Psychology from Tilburg University. 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.^[4] In 2013, he received the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology.^[5]

Van de Vijver died in Maidenwell, Queensland on 1 June 2019 following a brain haemorrhage at the age of 66.^[6][7]

Selected publications

Van de Vijver authored and co-authored many publications in his field of expertise.^[8] 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.