Terrence Des Pres (1939 – November 16, 1987) was an American writer and Holocaust scholar.
Des Pres is most well known for his work on the Holocaust documented in: The Survivor: An Anatomy of Life in the Death Camps.
He wrote Praises and Dispraises, published posthumously in 1988, which dealt with poetry and its usefulness for survival.
According to John Nathan's memoir, Des Pres committed suicide on November 16, 1987 in Hamilton, New York.
According to a 1990 Boston Globe article, Des Pres died by hanging.