Aristides Paradissis


Aristides Paradissis was an Australian poet and professor.

Biography

Born on 14 July 1923 of Greek parents in Chefoo, China, Paradissis moved to Shanghai in 1932. He studied at St. Francis Xavier's College and then business and law at the Aurora University (Shanghai). Paradissis arrived in Australia in 1949 and continued his studies at the University of Melbourne and at La Trobe University.
Paradissis was naturalised in 1955. He worked as senior lecturer in French, Spanish, and European literature at La Trobe University.
Paradissis died on 22 December 2005.

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