Alan Raitt

Alan William Raitt, FRSL, FBA (21 September 1930 – 2 September 2006) was a British scholar of French literature, specialising in nineteenth-century French literature.

Raitt was born on 21 September 1930 in Morpeth, Northumberland, England.

[3] He studied Modern Languages (French and German) at Magdalen College, Oxford,[4][2] graduating with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1951.

[4] He remained at Magdalen College to undertake postgraduate research on "Villiers de l'Isle-Adam and the Symbolist movement",[4] completing his Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree in 1957.

[3] In 1971, Raitt was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL).

Neck decoration of the Commandeur de l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques