Eric Hollingsworth du Plessis

Background

Eric Hollingsworth du Plessis was born on September 19, 1950 in Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. He is a son of Jean-Pierre Leopold Babu, an architect, and Simone Jeanne Babu, a therapist for dyslexic children.

Education

In 1974 Eric Hollingsworth du Plessis received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. In 1975 he obtained a Master of Arts degree from the University of Richmond. In 1979 Eric gained a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Virginia.

Career

From 1977 to 1979 Eric Hollingsworth du Plessis was an instructor at the University of Virginia. From 1979 to 1987 he served as an assistant professor at Texas A&M University. From 1987 to 1993 Eric was an associate professor at Radford University and was appointed a professor in 1993.

Achievements

• Éric Hollingsworth du Plessis is best known as the author of Exiled from Paris: Growing Up French in the 1960s. He has published books, articles, book chapters and encyclopedia entries on literature, linguistics, and historical/cultural studies in such journals and encyclopedias as Revue de Littérature Comparée, Poe Studies, European Studies Journal, Dalhousie French Studies, Short Story Criticism, The World Education Encyclopedia, ALFA and the World Press Encyclopedia.

Works

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  • The Nineteenth-Century French Novel

    (This book deals with forty-four French novels of the 19th...)

    2013
  • Exiled From Paris: Growing Up French in the 1960s

    (This book is the author's recounting of his coming-of-age...)

    2009
  • Nightcharmer and Other Tales of Claude Seignolle

    (These eight tales of mystery and the supernatural feature...)

    1983
  • Life of a Teenage Schoolboy in Paris During the 1960s: A Personal Memoir

    (This book is a personal depiction of France in the 1960's...)

    2009
  • Nietzsche En France

    (French Edition)

    1982

Interests

• teaching aikijitsu, flying, photography, hiking

Connections

In 1971 Eric Hollingsworth du Plessis married Patricia Francis. Later, they divorced. In 1981 he married Linda Erlandson. They also divorced. In 1991 Eric married Sarah Browning. They're divorced. He has five children: Carey, Kenneth, David, Harrison, Miriam.

Father:

Jean-Pierre Leopold Babu

Mother:

Simone Jeanne Babu

Daughter:

Carey du Plessis

Daughter:

Miriam Isabelle du Plessis

Son:

Kenneth du Plessis

Son:

David du Plessis

Son:

Harrison du Plessis

ex-spouse:

Patricia Francis

ex-spouse:

Linda Erlandson

ex-spouse:

Sarah Browning

References

• Contemporary Authors
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