Patrice Higonnet

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Patrice Higonnet
Born (1938-02-03) 3 February 1938 (age 86)
Saint Cloud, France
OccupationAuthor, essayist, professor, historian
Alma materHarvard University (B.A.)
Harvard University (PhD)
GenreEssay, history, literature
SubjectFrench History

Patrice Louis René Higonnet (born 3 February 1938) is a French author, historian, and retired professor who currently serves as a Robert Walton Goelet Research Professor of

French History at Harvard University.[1] He previously taught European history
.

Early life

Higonnet was born in Saint Cloud, France.[citation needed] Higonnet's parents were René Alphonse Higonnet and Thérèse Higonnet (née David).[citation needed]

Personal life

Higonnet's second wife, Ethel Higonnet, was raped and murdered in Longfellow Park in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1973.[2]

Higonnet subsequently married University of Connecticut professor Margaret Higonnet (née Cardwell) in 1976.[citation needed] He has three children.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Patrice Higonnet". Harvard University. 6 July 2002. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 18 April 2021.

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