ii rain en , ▁( née ▁D ör rie , ▁born ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁in ▁Hannover , ▁– ▁December ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ), ▁was ▁a ▁German ▁lingu ist ▁and ▁phil ologist . ▁After ▁studying ▁lingu istics ▁( including ▁German ▁language ▁and ▁Dutch ▁studies ) ▁in ▁Mün ster , ▁Amsterdam , ▁and ▁Hels ink i , ▁she ▁received ▁her ▁Ph D ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mün ster . ▁After wards ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁editor ▁for ▁German ▁Language ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁J y vä sk yl ä ▁located ▁in ▁central ▁Finland . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁she ▁met ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁scholar ▁of ▁German ▁language , ▁Il po ▁T ap ani ▁P ii rain en , ▁and ▁married ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁she ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁various ▁projects ▁related ▁to ▁Low ▁German ▁phil ology . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Scient ific ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Society ▁of ▁P hr ase ology ▁( E uro ph ras ). ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁active ▁scholar ▁in ▁phrase ology , ▁with ▁a ▁broad ▁European ▁scope . ▁Fif ty ▁of ▁her ▁publications ▁related ▁to ▁pro ver bs ▁are ▁listed ▁by ▁Wolfgang ▁M ieder ▁in ▁his ▁two - volume ▁bibli ography ▁on ▁pare mi ology ▁and ▁phrase o ology . ▁ ▁Ret ired , ▁she ▁lived