Elizabeth Fallaize
Elizabeth Fallaize (3 June 1950 – 6 December 2009) was a British academic who was Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford and a French studies scholar.
Fallaize was educated at Dame Allan's School, Newcastle upon Tyne.[1] After graduating with First Class honours in French from the University of Exeter in 1972, she was appointed in 1975 as a lecturer at the School of Languages at Wolverhampton Polytechnic, before moving to Birmingham University's French department in 1977. In 1989 she was appointed an Official Fellow of St John's College, Oxford, the first woman ever to hold this post.
She was a noted expert on the life and works of Simone de Beauvoir.
Fallaize died of motor neurone disease in 2009.
In 2025, a new public park area in the Oxford North innovation district was named Fallaize Park, in her honour. This park features the first permanent art installation by Icelandic artist, Olafur Eliasson,[2] and was the location of a series of hands-on science and arts events during the 2025 Oxford Science and Ideas Festival.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Elizabeth Fallaize obituary". The Guardian. 3 January 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Art for new £700m city project approved". 14 January 2025.
- ^ Norris, Miranda (3 November 2025). "Hundreds flock to Oxford North for science festival" – via Oxford Mail.
External links
[edit]- Obituary of Elizabeth Fallaize, The Times, 6 January 2010
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