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Coirault, Yves Gaston was born on September 25, 1919 in Poitiers, France. Son of Gaston Camille and Alice Marcelle (Landaud) Coirault.
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Yves Gaston Coirault
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Yves Gaston Coirault, French literature educator. Decorated Commandeur des Palmes Academiques (France). Served as lieutenant French Army, 1939-1942.; Member Société d"Histoire littéraire de la France, Société d"étude du 17 eme siècle, Société Francaise d"etude du 18 eme siècle, Association Internationale des études françaises (secretary general adjunct).
Education
Licence, Facultés des Lettres, Paris, Poitiers, 1942-1943. Agré gation Lettres classiques, University Paris, 1946. Doctorat d"Etat Lettres, University Paris-Sorbonne, 1965.
Career
Professor, Lycées, Digne, Monaco, Rabat, 1946-1953, Oran, Paris, 1953-1961, 64-65. Researcher Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, 1961-1964. Maître de conferences Faculte des Lettres, Poitiers, 1965-1970.
Professor University Paris-Sorbonne, 1970-1987, professor-émérite, since 1987.
Visiting professor Western Reserve University, Cleveland, summer 1967, University Texas, Austin, fall 1976.
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Served as lieutenant French Army, 1939-1942. Member Société d"Histoire littéraire de la France, Société d"étude du 17 eme siècle, Société Francaise d"etude du 18 eme siècle, Association Internationale des études françaises (secretary general adjunct).
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Married Yvette Jenny Vincent, July 1, 1953. 1 child, Sylvie.
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