Patrice Higonnet
Born (1938-02-03) 3 February 1938
Saint Cloud, France
OccupationAuthor, essayist, professor, historian
Alma materHarvard University (B.A.)
Harvard University (PhD)
GenreEssay, history, literature
SubjectFrench History

Patrice Louis René Higonnet (born 3 February 1938) is a French author, historian, and retired professor who currently serves as a Robert Walton Goelet Research Professor of French History at Harvard University.[1] He previously taught European history.

Early life

Higonnet was born in Saint Cloud, France. Higonnet parents were René Alphonse Higonnet and Thérèse Higonnet née David.

Personal life

Higonnet's second wife, Ethel Higonnet, was raped and murdered in Longfellow Park in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1973.[2]

Higonnet subsequently married University of Connecticut professor Margaret Higonnet (née Cardwell) in 1976. He has three children.

References

  1. "Patrice Higonnet". Harvard University. 6 July 2002. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. "Harvard Professor's Wife Slain After Rape in a Cambridge Park". The New York Times. 25 November 1973. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 18 April 2021.


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