Background
Demorest, Jean-Jacques was born on October 31, 1920 in Lille, France. Son of Don Louis and Louise (Dury) Demorest.
Demorest, Jean-Jacques was born on October 31, 1920 in Lille, France. Son of Don Louis and Louise (Dury) Demorest.
Bachelor of Arts, Ohio State University, 1940; Master of Arts, 1940; Licence es lettres, Sorbonne, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1949.
Instructor, Duke U., 1948; assistant professor, Duke U., 1950-1953; associate professor, Duke U., 1953-1956; associate professor, Cornell Univercity, 1956; professor, department chairman Romance literature, Cornell Univercity, 1957-1968; visiting professor, Harvard University, 1967-1968; professor Romance languages, Harvard University, 1968-1975; visiting professor, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1975; professor French and Italian, U. Arizona, since 1975; head Department, University Arizona, 1981-1983. Member cabinet French minister of national education, 1964.
Served as officer Free French Forces, 1941-1947. Member Association des Francais Libres, Modern Language Association, International Association Philosophy and Literature (co-founder 1974).
Married Karin E. Rosenthal, June 6, 1964.