Glynnis Cropp Explained

Glynnis Cropp
Birth Name:Glynnis Marjory Cropp
Birth Date:23 March 1938
Birth Place:Christchurch, New Zealand
Discipline:Medieval French literature

Glynnis Marjory Cropp (born 23 March 1938) is a New Zealand scholar of French, and was a full professor at Massey University, specialising in medieval French manuscripts. In 2012, she was appointed an Officier of the Ordre des Palmes académiques, for lifetime achievement in French education. She was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2013, for services to research in the humanities.

Academic career

Cropp attended Christchurch Girl's High School, and then completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Canterbury in 1959, which she followed with a Master of Arts with First Class Honours in French in 1960.[1] Cropp received a postgraduate scholarship to study at the University of Paris Sorbonne, where she earned a Licence es Lettres.[2]

Cropp then joined the faculty of Massey University in 1963, and was promoted to associate professor in 1970. In the meantime, she completed a PhD at the University of Paris. Cropp was promoted to full professor at Massey in 1985, when she was also appointed head of the department of modern languages. She was Dean of the Faculty of Humanities of Massey University from 1987 to 1997.[3]

In 2013, Cropp celebrated fifty years of teaching at Massey. Although she officially retired in 2001, she continued teaching until 2010, and to research after that.[4] Her colleagues published a volume of essays, L'Offrande du Coeur: Medieval and early modern studies in honour of Glynnis Cropp, to mark her retirement.[5]

Honours and awards

In 2012, Cropp was appointed Officier of the Ordre des Palmes académiques for "lifetime achievement in French education". In the 2013 New Year Honours, she was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to research in the humanities.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: 18 January 1985 . Massey now has three women professors . 2024-06-14 . Press . 12.
  2. News: 13 August 1960 . Scholarship to Sorbonne . 15 June 2024 . Press . 2.
  3. Web site: Glynnis Cropp, 1987 . 2024-06-15 . Massey University Library . en.
  4. Web site: Shadwell . Talia . 2 March 2013 . Tireless academic marks 50 years' work at Massey . 2024-06-15 . www.stuff.co.nz.
  5. Web site: 2023-10-17 . L'Offrande du Coeur: Medieval and early modern studies in honour of Glynnis Cropp University of Canterbury . 2024-06-15 . www.canterbury.ac.nz . en.
  6. Web site: 2012-12-31 . New Year Honours List 2013 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 2024-06-15.