Jill Elizabeth Forbes

Background

Forbes, Jill Elizabeth was born on June 21, 1947 in London. Daughter of William Walter and Jean (Macdonald) Forbes.

Education

Bachelor (honours), U. Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, 1977.

Career

Lecturer in French, Leicester (United Kingdom) Polytech., 1975-1977; lecturer in French, U. Loughborough, Loughborough, United Kingdom, 1977-1984; maitre, assistant associate, U. De Paris III, Paris, 1979-1980; head of languages department, South Bank Polytech., London, 1984-1991; associate professor, U. De Paris III, 1987-1988; associate professor, U. de Paris IV, Paris, 1990-1991; professor of French, U. Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 1991-1994; Ashley Watkins professor of French, U. Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, since 1994.

Achievements

• Jill Elizabeth Forbes has been listed as a noteworthy French language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • French Cultural Studies: An Introduction by unknown First edition (1995)

Membership

Governor of British Film British Film Institute, London, 1976-1980, member production board, 1980-1983. Executive member East Midlands Arts Association, Nottingham, 1978-1982. Fellow Royal Society for the Arts.

Member Association University Professors of French (honorary secretary 1992), Society for French Studies.

Interests

• Avocations: cinema, theater, walking, detective fiction.

Connections

Married Richard Adrian Nice, June 24, 1976 (divorced 1990). 1 child, Alexander.

Father:

William Walter Forbes

Mother:

Jean (Macdonald) Forbes

Spouse:

Richard Adrian Nice

child:

Alexander Forbes