Frank Thomas Herbert Fletcher
Frank Thomas Herbert Fletcher (born January 6, 1898 in Birmingham ; † May 29, 1977 ) was a British Romanist .
life and work
Fletcher studied in Birmingham and received his doctorate in 1924 at the University of Nancy under Charles Bruneau with the Étude sur la langue des Voeux du paon, roman en vers du XIVe siècle, de Jacques de Longuyon, suivie d'un Index alphabétique des principales formes dialectales (Paris 1924 ). He taught successively in Aberystwyth , as a lecturer in Birmingham, as an associate professor in Toronto (1927-1932), as a lecturer-in-charge of French in London (Goldsmith's College), and finally at the University of Liverpool , where he was from 1946 to 1965 Successor to Edmond Eggli Holder of the James Barrow Chair of French (successor: Claude Albert Mayer ).
Other works
- Basic French Composition. Based on the Vander Beke French word and the Cheydleur French idiom frequency lists, London 1934
- Tour de France en auto, London 1937 (language textbook)
- Montesquieu and English politics 1750-1800, London 1939, Philadelphia 1980
- Pascal and the mystical tradition, Oxford 1954
Web links
- Literature by and about Frank Thomas Herbert Fletcher in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- http://french.chass.utoronto.ca/dept-of-french/history/chap3c.html#up29
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fletcher, Frank Thomas Herbert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fletcher, Frank TH; Fletcher, FTH; Fletcher, Frank; Fletcher, Frank Thomas H. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Romanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birmingham |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 1977 |