Background
Botrel, Jean-François was born on June 14, 1942 in Rennes, France. Son of Raymond and Marcelle (Auffret) Botrel.
Botrel, Jean-François was born on June 14, 1942 in Rennes, France. Son of Raymond and Marcelle (Auffret) Botrel.
Licence in Spanish, Faculty of Arts, Rennes, 1962. Licence in Portuguese, Faculty of Arts, Rennes, 1963. Aggregation in Spanish, University Paris, 1965.
Doctor in Iberic Studies, University Besançon, France, 1981. Degree (honorary), University Exeter, England, 1990.
Professor, Lycée Chateaubriand, Rennes, 1965-1966; assistant, Faculté des Lettres, Rennes, 1967-1971; member, Casa de Velazquez, Madrid, 1971-1974; maître-assistant, U. Rennes 2, 1974-1983; professor, U. Rennes 2, since 1983. President U. Rennes 2, 1982-1986. Recteur Academy de Corse, Ajaccio, 1990-1992;director National Institute Pedagogical Research, Paris, 1993-1996.
Member Society Hispanistes Français, Association International Hispanistas.
Married Daniele Barrau, June 29, 1963. Children: Ronan, Anne-Heloïse.