Biography of Frédéric Centurier

Frédéric Centurier matriculated at the University in 1898 for one year to study English Literature under Professor Andrew C Bradley.

He was born in Lausanne, the capital of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. His father Paul, a minister of the Free Church, had published his Bachelor’s thesis on the resurrection of corpses in biblical texts (Lausanne: Georges Bridel, 1870).

Frédéric graduated BA in Literature from the University of Lausanne in 1901. In 1908, he appears as the translator into French of Otto Helmut Hopfen’s "Daniel-Abraham Davel", a novel about the leader of a failed revolt against the Bernese occupation of Vaud in 1723.

Sources

Other Online Resources

• Centurier, Frédéric, trans. Daniel-Abraham Davel : Roman. By Otto Helmut Hopfen. Lausanne: Th. Sack-Reymond, 1908.
• Centurier, Paul. Etude biblique sur la résurrection des corps. Lausanne, 1870.
• Wikipedia Entry

Archival Materials

• R8/5/19/2 Matriculation Slips 1898-1899, Men C
• R9/1/9 Class Catalogue 1895-1900

Summary

Frédéric Centurier
Born 1875.
GU Degree: Arts , 1898;
University Link: Student
English snippet: Swiss Arts student at the University of Glasgow
Record last updated: 29th Apr 2013

Country Associations

Switzerland, Lausanne, Vaud
Place of Birth

University Connections

University Roles

• Student

Images

Frederic Centurier