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Simon Gaunt (1959–2021)

Simon Gaunt (1959–2021) Simon GauntThe world of medieval literary studies was rocked by the sudden death of Professor Simon Gaunt on 4 December 2021. The tributes that appeared in the wake of this unwelcome news speak eloquently to Simon’s pre-eminence in the field of medieval French literary and linguistic studies. Conversations with friends have featured descriptions such as ‘a real leader’, ‘a force of nature’, and ‘outrageous’, which will convey some sense of the impression he made both professionally and personally on so many. The present obituary, co-written by Tom Hinton and Karen Pratt, pays homage to Simon as a scholar, teacher and friend.Tom Hinton, Senior Lecturer in French (University of Exeter), writes:Simon was born in London in 1959, and despite subsequent moves around the UK it was perhaps inevitable he would go on to spend most of his professional life back in the city he so loved. He completed his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in French at Warwick University, gaining his doctorate under the supervision of Linda Paterson in 1986. His doctoral work was published in his first monograph, Troubadours and Irony (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989). He moved to Cambridge in 1986, initially as a Research Fellow at Downing College, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the International Arthurian Society de Gruyter

Simon Gaunt (1959–2021)

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Simon GauntThe world of medieval literary studies was rocked by the sudden death of Professor Simon Gaunt on 4 December 2021. The tributes that appeared in the wake of this unwelcome news speak eloquently to Simon’s pre-eminence in the field of medieval French literary and linguistic studies. Conversations with friends have featured descriptions such as ‘a real leader’, ‘a force of nature’, and ‘outrageous’, which will convey some sense of the impression he made both professionally and personally on so many. The present obituary, co-written by Tom Hinton and Karen Pratt, pays homage to Simon as a scholar, teacher and friend.Tom Hinton, Senior Lecturer in French (University of Exeter), writes:Simon was born in London in 1959, and despite subsequent moves around the UK it was perhaps inevitable he would go on to spend most of his professional life back in the city he so loved. He completed his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in French at Warwick University, gaining his doctorate under the supervision of Linda Paterson in 1986. His doctoral work was published in his first monograph, Troubadours and Irony (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989). He moved to Cambridge in 1986, initially as a Research Fellow at Downing College,

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Journal of the International Arthurian Society – de Gruyter

Published: Sep 1, 2022

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