Lasting Memories

Marc Andre Bertrand
July 23, 1933-April 28, 2017
Stanford, California

MARC BERTRAND July 23, 1933--April 28, 2017.

Marc Bertrand, Emeritus Professor of French, Stanford University

Marc Bertrand died peacefully the night of April 28, 2017. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Vida Bertrand, their daughter Ariane, and their two grandchildren, Luc and Sophie.

Professor Bertrand was born in Metz, France, completed his Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley, and began his career as a professor of French literature and civilization at Stanford in 1966. He was known in the scholarly community for his many articles on contemporary French literature. He taught two generations of undergraduate and graduate students at Stanford, and, in his later years, added courses on French literature and civilization for the broader Palo Alto community through Continuing Studies.