Philip Stratford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Philip Stratford

Canadian poet

Date of Birth: 13-Oct-1927

Place of Birth: Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 23-Apr-1999

Profession: poet, translator

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Philip Stratford (October 13, 1927 – April 23, 1999) was a Canadian translator, professor and poet.
Winner of the 1988 Governor General’s Award, Stratford was also well recognized for his translations of works by Antoine Maillet, René Lévesque and Robert Melaçon and published articles on English and French-Canadian literature and translation.
He has been collected by libraries.Born in Chatham, Ontario, he completed an Honours Bachelor in English at the University of Western Ontario in 1950 and later completed a doctorate at Sorbonne in Paris.Stratford’s career as an educator began in France where he taught English between 1950 and 1952.
After his return to Canada, he lectured at the Assumption University of Windsor, and afterwards worked for the English Department of the University of Western Ontario.
Finally, in 1969, he became Department chair for the English Department at the Université of Montréal and held that role until 1975.
As Department chair, he founded the comparative literature program.
Stratford retired in 1992.