Louis Allain

Background

Allain, Louis was born on June 28, 1933 in Brest, France. Son of Louis and Louise (Nicolas) Allain.

Education

Bachelor Degree, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, 1958. Agregation, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, 1957. Doctorate, Sorbonne, Paris, 1979.

Career

School teacher, Lycee Lakanal, Paris, 1961; assistant lecturer, Sorbonne, 1961-1963; senior lecturer, Sorbonne, 1963-1969; managing lecturer, University Lille, 1969-1981; professor, head department Slavic languages, University Lille, 1981-1998; professor emeritus, University Lille, since 1998. Contributor Academy Science, Hungary, 1988, Russia, 1988, 90, 94, 96, Israel, 1994, Poland, 1995, 96, 97, 98, Montenegro, 1996, U. Houston, 1989, Cornell Univercity, 1994, Columbia University, 1998, Dostoevsky Symposium, Cerisy-la-Salle, 1983, Ljubljana, 1989, Oslo, 1992, Kartause Gaming, 1995, New York 1998, Gumilev Symposium I & II, Glasgow, 1986, St. Petersburg, 1996, Chekhov Symposium I & II, Badenweiler, 1985, 94, From Dissidence to Democracy, Paris, 1996., Jerusalem in Slavic cultures and religious traditions, 1996, others.

Achievements

• Louis Allain has been listed as a noteworthy literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Dostoïevski et Dieu: La morsure du divin (French Edition)

Membership

Lieutenant French Navy, 1958-1961, France. Member Alumni Ecole Normale Superieure, Intra-Marine/France, International Dostoevsky Society, Institute Slavic Studies, Paris.

Interests

• Avocations: cooking, gardening.

Connections

Married Annie Luc, May 21, 1964. Children: Andree-Lise, Juliette, Laurence, Alexandre.

Father:

Louis Allain

Mother:

Louise (Nicolas) Allain

Spouse:

Annie Luc

child:

Laurence Allain

child:

Andree-Lise Allain

child:

Alexandre Allain

child:

Juliette Allain