Aristides Paradissis

Aristides Paradissis (1923-2006) was an Australian poet and professor.

Biography

Born in China of Greek parents in Chefoo (now Yantai), Paradissis moved to Shanghai in 1932. He studied at St. Francis Xavier's College and then business and law at the Aurora University (Shanghai).[1] Paradissis arrived in Australia in 1949 and continued his studies at the University of Melbourne and at La Trobe University.[2] He was senior lecturer in French, Spanish, and European literature at La Trobe University (1967–85).

Works

Notes

  1. http://www.austlit.edu.au/run?ex=ShowAgent&agentId=A)%2Bw
  2. Australian Poets and their Works, by William Wilde, Oxford University Press, 1996.
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