Background
Elkan, Lajos Rudolf was born on May 5, 1936 in Budapest, Hungary. Arrived in the United States, 1962. Son of Rudolf Elkan and Ilona Porszasz.
Elkan, Lajos Rudolf was born on May 5, 1936 in Budapest, Hungary. Arrived in the United States, 1962. Son of Rudolf Elkan and Ilona Porszasz.
Lic ès Lettres, Lausanne (Switzerland) University, 1960. Master of Arts, City University of New York, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1977.
Art critic, reporter Feuille d'Avis Lausanne, 1960-1961. Teacher College Champittet, Lausanne, 1961-1962. Lecturer in French City University of New York, Jamaica, 1972-1976.
Assistant professor Dowling College, Oakdale, New York, 1978-1981. Professor French Long Island University, Brookville, since 1980, chairman department foreign languages, 1987-1999. Consultant Holt, Rinehart, Winston, New York City, 1987-1988.
Member Modern Language Association, Society Professor American, Semiotic Society of America.
Married Diane; children: Amanda, Anita, Raoul.