Background
Spence, Nicol was born on July 29, 1924 in Harare, Zimbabwe. Son of William and Marie Rose (Tockert) Spence.
Spence, Nicol was born on July 29, 1924 in Harare, Zimbabwe. Son of William and Marie Rose (Tockert) Spence.
Bachelor in Modern Languages, University Leeds, England, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy in Romance Philology, University London, 1955.
Assistant lecturer Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland, 1951-1954, lecturer Ireland, 1955-1961, reader Ireland, 1961-1966. Assistant lecturer University College North Staffordshire, Keele, England, 1954-1955. Reader University London Bedford College, 1966-1979, professor French linguistics, 1979-1984.
Member Society of Romance Linguistics, Society French Studies.
Married Andrée Henriette Friedrich, July 11, 1959. Children: Robert Paul, Anita Rosemary.