James COVENEY

Background

Coveney, James was born on April 4, 1920 in London. Son of James and Mary (Sims) Coveney.

Education

Saint Ignatius College, Stamford Hill, London, and University of Reading and Strasbourg.

Career

Served in Queen"s Own Royal West. Kent Regiment (Second Lieutenant) and as Pilot, Royal Air Force (Flight Lieutenant) 1940-1946. French Government Research Scholar, University of Strasbourg 1950-1951, Lecteur d’Anglais 1951-1953. Lecturer in French, University of Hull 1953-1958.

Assistant Director of Examinations (Modem Languages), Civil Service Commission 1958-1959.

United Nations Secretariat 1959-1961. North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretariat 1961-1964.

Senior Lecturer and Head of Modem Languages, University of Bath 1964-1968, Professor, of French 1969-1985, now Professor Emeritus. Joint Director Centre for European Industrial Studies 1969-1975.

Governor Bell Educational Trust 1972-1988.

Visiting Professor University of Buckingham 197485, Ecole National d"Administration, Paris 1974-1985, Bethlehem University 1985. University of Limerick since 1987. Consultant Professor University of East Asia 1988.

Correspondent.

Achievements

• James Coveney has been listed as a noteworthy Language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Glossary of French and English Management Terms (MG)

Membership

Served with Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment and Royal Air Force(pilot), 1940-1946. Member correspondent Academy des Sciences, Agriculture Arts et Belles Lettres, Aix-en-Provence.

Connections

Married Patricia Yvonne Townsend, September 17, 1955. Children: Patrick John, Peter Vivian.

Father:

James Coveney

Mother:

Mary (Sims) Coveney

Spouse:

Patricia Yvonne Townsend

child:

Patrick John Coveney

child:

Peter Vivian Coveney