Philip Francis Dur

Background

Dur, Philip Francis was born on June 30, 1914 in St. Louis. Son of Alphonse and Sarah (Ralston) Dur.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1935; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1941; postgraduate, Foreign Service Institute, 1961.

Career

Consul, public affairs officer, Lyon, France, 1948-1951; chief, Office Public Affairs, Office United States High Commissioner for Germany, Bonn, 1951-1952; consul, Executive officer, Bremen, Germany, 1952-1953; commercial controls officer, Military Security Board, Coblenz, Germany, 1953-1954; consul, Colon, Panama, 1954-1955; consul, Yokohama, Japan, 1955-1958; public affairs adviser, Department State, 1958-1961; consul, Nagoya, Japan, 1961-1965; Jefferson Caffery professor political science, U. Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, 1965-1984; professor emeritus, U. Southwestern Louisiana, since 1984; faculty senate, U. Southwestern Louisiana, 1969-1984. Adviser Council for Development of French in Louisiana, since 1968. Member U. Southwestern Louisiana Foundation, 1969-1971.

President France-Amerique de la Louisiane Acadienne, 1970-1972. Resident director Louisiana Consortium Colleges Universities, Montpellier, France, 1976-1977. Organizer, exchange professor Louisiana Center for Studies, U. Paul Valéry, Montpellier.

Achievements

• Philip Francis Dur has been listed as a notable political scientist, educator, officer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1942-1946. Member American Foreign Service Association, Louisiana Historical Association Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Elena Delgado, June 30, 1942. Children: Elena (Mistress Philip A. Morris), Philip, Stansbury, Carmen (Mistress Norman B. Conley, Junior), Jacqueline (Mistress James Chase Sheppard), John.

Father:

Alphonse Dur

Mother:

Sarah (Ralston) Dur

Spouse:

Elena Delgado

child:

John Dur

child:

Philip Dur

child:

Carmen (Mistress Norman B. Conley Dur

child:

Jacqueline Dur (Mistress James Chase Sheppard)

child:

Junior) Dur

child:

Stansbury Dur

child:

Elena Dur (Mistress Philip A. Morris)