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Dufau-Labeyrie, Francis, 1916-1992
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- Labeyrie, Francis Dufau-, 1916-1992
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Francis Dufau-Labeyrie (1916-1992) was born in Dax, France. As part of his studies at the Sorbonne he worked as an assistant lecturer in Swansea, 1936-1937, Bristol, 1937-1938, and Beckenham, 1938-1939. He returned to Paris to complete his studies and taught there until 1947, when he moved to Montreal, Quebec, to work for the International Civil Aviation Organization, being head of the language department from 1952 to his retirement in 1976.
While at Swansea he was introduced to Dylan Thomas and Vernon Watkins, becoming friends with both; he accompanied Watkins on a visit to Dublin to meet W. B. Yeats in 1938. He translated into French Thomas's 'A Prospect of the Sea' (L'Arche, 1946) and 'Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog' (as Portrait de l'artiste en jeune chien (1947)); his translations of several of Watkins's poems were published in 1949.
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