▁Master ’ s ▁degree ▁in ▁L ingu istics . ▁He ▁completed ▁" 3 rd ▁cycle " ▁studies ▁at ▁L aval ▁University ▁in ▁Quebec ▁City , ▁receiving ▁a ▁Doctor ate ▁in ▁Philosoph y . ▁From ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Western ▁Colorado ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁he ▁acquired , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁a ▁second ▁Doctor ate ▁in ▁Arts . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁he ▁also ▁acquired ▁a ▁Masters ▁in ▁Christian ▁Studies ▁from ▁Reg ent ▁College ▁of ▁V ancouver , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁Canada . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁prior ▁studies , ▁he ▁purs ued ▁further ▁course work ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁O ña , ▁in ▁Spain , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁In ns b ruck , ▁in ▁Austria . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁f ift ies , ▁Dr . John ▁M ical lef ▁was ▁a ▁teacher ▁of ▁languages . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁and ▁he ▁served ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Mal ta ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁before ▁he ▁ ▁em igr ated ▁from ▁Mal ta ▁to ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁He ▁eventually ▁settled ▁in ▁Nelson , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁Oregon , ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁Nelson , ▁he ▁was ▁Associ ate ▁Professor ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁at ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁University ▁of ▁Nelson . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁Associ ate ▁Professor ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Port land , ▁and ▁at ▁Mount ▁Angel ▁College , ▁both ▁in ▁Oregon . ▁M ical lef ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3