Dr. Raymond Gay-Crosier is best known for his extensive work on Albert Camus, Professor Gay-Crosier has published widely in other areas.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ, August 09, 2019 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Raymond Gay-Crosier with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Dr. Gay-Crosier celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Born and raised in Switzerland, educated in Switzerland (Universities of Basel and Berne, doctorat-ès-lettres/Ph.D., 1965) and France (Sorbonne), Raymond Gay-Crosier is a specialist in modern French literature. He taught one year at Trent University (Peterborough, Ont., Canada), before joining the University of Florida as an Associate Professor in 1967 and was promoted to Full Professor in 1973. After a ten-year stint as Graduate Coordinator of French (1970 to 1980), he was elected Chair of the Department of Romance Languages & Literatures and later reelected for three additional terms (1981-1993).
His dominant focus is 20th-century French literature, critical theory, irony. Best known for his extensive work on Albert Camus, Professor Gay-Crosier has published widely in other areas. Most recently, he completed the organization and an analytical catalog of his vast personal collection of rare documents on Camus assembled over 50 years of work in this author. It includes unpublished correspondences, typescripts, manuscripts, first editions, etc., and is now permanently featured by the University of Florida's Special Collections.
Beyond being sole author of five books (four on Albert Camus, one on the Provençal Troubadours) he is also contributing editor of 28 volumes, 16 of which on Camus, published by the Éditions des Lettres Modernes, the others on different authors published by the University of Florida Press, Peter Lang, Gallimard and L'Herne (Paris). In general, of the some 130 articles in professional journals and chapters in books that have appeared over his career, approximately 70 deal with Albert Camus. The other studies deal with theory of irony, Louis-Sébastien Mercier, Stéphane Mallarmé, André Gide, Jean-Paul Sartre, Michel Butor, Alain Robbe-Grillet, and, especially, Claude Simon. Several essays in English on professional issues were published in specialized journals or books.
Past and current research and professional service activities include, beyond ongoing publication of books and articles on French literature and other topics, several editorial positions. Most important is his work as principal co-editor of volumes I and II, and editor-in-chief of volumes III and IV of the authoritative complete works, the Œuvres complètes by A. Camus (Paris, Gallimard, Pléiade series, 2006 and 2008 respectively), as Editor-in-chief of the Camus series (1986-2010), published by Lettres Modernes (Paris), General Editor (1989-2000) of the «Ars Interpretandi» series published by P. Lang (Munich/New York), and Assistant Editor of the French Review (1989-2010). He has been a member of the Executive Committee (1971-73, 1974-81), Vice President, and President of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association (1993-94), and President of the Howe Society (University of Florida, 1994-96). Professor Gay-Crosier is a co-founder and Past Vice President of the Société des Études Camusiennes / Camus Studies Association (1982-2010), a worldwide scholarly association. Beyond his work as convener, panelist and chair of sessions held at various national and international professional meetings (SAMLA, MLA, numerous special topics conferences abroad), he has been the principal organizer of three international symposia on Albert Camus, two having been held on the campus of the University of Florida (1970, 1980), one in Cerisy-la-Salle, France (1982).
His honors include the orders, awarded by the French government, of Chevalier (1987) and Officier (1993) des Palmes Académiques, the Professional Excellence Award (1996) and the Delton F. Scudder Term Professorship at the University of Florida (2000-2001). Over several decades, he has held visiting appointments and given numerous guest lectures and keynote presentations nationally and internationally.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to his profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Dr. Gay-Crosier has been featured on the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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