Barbara Wright (professor)
Barbara Wright (1935 – 14 December 2019, née Robinson)[1][2] was emerita professor of French at Trinity College, Dublin[3] and an expert on and translator of French literature, notably Eugène Fromentin, Charles Baudelaire and Gustave Moreau and other nineteenth century writers, philosophers and artists.[4]
Education and career
Wright earned a B.A. and L.L.B. at the University of Dublin in 1956, an M.A. from the University of Dublin in 1960, and a Ph.D. from Newnham College, University of Cambridge in 1962. She held teaching posts at the Universities of Manchester and Exeter, and was at Dublin from 1965 to 2005.[3] During this time she was elected into the fellowship of Trinity College Dublin and was one of the first four women to do so.[5] She was a world expert on Eugène Fromentin and published extensively on his literature and paintings, as well as exploring connections through literary correspondence of the era.[6][7] She was awarded an honorary citizenship by Fromentin's home town La Rochelle.[5]
Awards and honours
Wright was a Fellow of the Royal Irish Academy and the Academia Europaea[8] and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Irish Academy of Music. In 1995, the University of Dublin gave her a Litt.D. as an honorary doctorate. She became a chevalier in the National Order of Merit in 1975, and an officer in the order in 2004.[3]
She was named Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur in September 2019, in recognition of her "exceptional career" in the study of French literature and art.[9]
References
- Barbara Wright (née Robinson), b. 1935 (Recording I) and Barbara Wright, b. 1935 (Recording II), Irish Life & Lore
- "Death Notice of Barbara Wright (née Robinson)". RIP.ie. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- Curriculum vitae, retrieved 2017-05-27
- Publications, retrieved 2017-05-27
- "Barbara Wright obituary: Acclaimed scholar who broke Trinity glass ceiling". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- Wright, Barbara, 1935- (2000). Eugène Fromentin : a life in art and letters. Bern: Peter Lang. ISBN 3-906764-55-9. OCLC 43115171.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Wright, Barbara. (2003). Trois dessins d'Eugène Fromentin (1820-1876) au musée des Beaux-arts de La Rochelle. OCLC 886842858.
- Academia Europaea, retrieved 2017-05-27
- "Ms Barbara Wright named chevalier de la Légion d'honneur". France in Ireland. Embassy of France in Dublin. Retrieved 18 December 2019.