Background
Drysdall, Denis Leslie was born on April 9, 1934 in Southampton, England. Son of Leslie Thomas and Ethel Ann (Hazelwood) Drysdall.
Drysdall, Denis Leslie was born on April 9, 1934 in Southampton, England. Son of Leslie Thomas and Ethel Ann (Hazelwood) Drysdall.
Diploma, Oxford University, 1960. Master of Arts, Oxford University, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy equivalent, Sorbonne University, 1970.
Teacher, Christ's College, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1960-1963; teacher, Chatham House Grammar School, Ramsgate, England, 1964-1965; lecturer, U. Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, 1966-1970; senior lecturer, U. Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, 1971-1992; associate professor, U. Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, since 1993. New Zealand representative Conseil Scientifique et Culturel U. Francaise du Pacifique, French Polynesia, 1990-1992.
Member Renaissance Society of America, Society Francaise des Seiziemistes, Society for Renaissance Studies, Society for Emblem Studies, Australasian Universities Modern Language Association.
Married Jocelyn Chell Wilson, December 10, 1966. Children: Richard Mervyn Chell, Josephine Camilla.