Between 1965 and 1987 he edited more than forty volumes of the correspondence of Jean Jacques Rousseau, a work still in progress at his death.[1]
Leigh was a Leverhulme Fellow in 1959–1960, 1970, and 1982–1983. In 1978 he gave a Taylorian Lecture on 'Rousseau and the Problem of Tolerance in the Eighteenth Century'.[1]
In 1945, Leigh married Edith Helen Kern, who died in 1972. They had one son and one daughter.[1]
Contributor to Modern Language Review, French Studies, Revue de littérature comparée, Annales Rousseau, Revue d'Histoire littéraire, Studies on Voltaire and other journals.[1]
ralph, leigh, ralph, alexander, leigh, january, 1915, december, 1987, modern, languages, scholar, fellow, trinity, college, cambridge, professor, french, university, cambridge, from, 1973, 1982, later, sandars, reader, bibliography, 1986, specialized, work, je. Ralph Alexander Leigh CBE FBA 6 January 1915 22 December 1987 was a modern languages scholar Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge and Professor of French in the University of Cambridge from 1973 to 1982 later Sandars Reader in Bibliography in 1986 87 He specialized in the work of Jean Jacques Rousseau Born to Jewish parents he was educated at Raine s School for Boys in Bethnal Green Queen Mary College London and the University of Paris Sorbonne He served in the British Army during the Second World War from 1941 was commissioned as a Lieutenant in 1942 promoted Major 1944 and returned to civilian life in 1946 when he was appointed a lecturer in the Department of French at the University of Edinburgh In 1967 he took up a Fulbright Scholarship at Princeton From 1969 to 1973 he was a Reader and Senior Research Fellow in the University of Cambridge and in 1973 a Visiting Professor at the Sorbonne 1 Between 1965 and 1987 he edited more than forty volumes of the correspondence of Jean Jacques Rousseau a work still in progress at his death 1 Leigh was a Leverhulme Fellow in 1959 1960 1970 and 1982 1983 In 1978 he gave a Taylorian Lecture on Rousseau and the Problem of Tolerance in the Eighteenth Century 1 In 1945 Leigh married Edith Helen Kern who died in 1972 They had one son and one daughter 1 Honours editLitt D Cambridge 1968 1 Fellow of the British Academy 1969 1 Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1977 1 Hon Doctor University of Neuchatel 1978 1 Medaille d argent de la Ville de Paris 1978 1 Chevalier de la Legion d Honneur 1979 1 Hon Doctor University of Geneva 1983 1 D Univ Edinburgh 1986 1 Major publications editCorrespondance Complete de Jean Jacques Rousseau vols I XLVI 1965 to 1987 1 Rousseau and the Problem of Tolerance in the Rousseau and the Problem of Tolerance in the Eighteenth Century Taylorian Lecture for 1978 1979 1 Rousseau after 200 years ed 1982 1 Contributor to Modern Language Review French Studies Revue de litterature comparee Annales Rousseau Revue d Histoire litteraire Studies on Voltaire and other journals 1 Notes edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p LEIGH Ralph Alexander in Who Was Who London A amp C Black Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ralph Leigh amp oldid 1159448146, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
