Background
Gifford, Paul was born on April 23, 1944 in Chelsfield, Kent, United Kingdom. Son of David Arthur Gifford and Vera Palmer.
Gifford, Paul was born on April 23, 1944 in Chelsfield, Kent, United Kingdom. Son of David Arthur Gifford and Vera Palmer.
Bachelor, Cantabrigdiensis, Cambridge, England, 1965. Master of Arts, Cantabrigdiensis, 1967. Licence de Lettres Modernes, University Toulouse, France, 1967.
Doctorate, University Toulouse, 1971. Doctorate d'Etat ès Lettres, University Toulouse, 1986.
Assistant associé University Toulouse, 1968-1972, maître assistant, 1983-1985. Lecturer University Ulster, Northern Ireland, 1972-1986. Buchanan chair French University St. Andrews, Scotland, since 1987, director Institute European Cultural Identity Studies, since 1998.
External examiner University Stirling, Scotland, 1989-1991, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1996-1998. Visiting professor University Western Ontario, Canada, 1994.
Member Institute des Textes et Manuscrits Modernes.
Married Irma Cynthia Warwick, September 20, 1969. Children: Fiona, Joanne, Gregory.