Wednesday, December 18 at 2:00 PM
Les trois vies du Marquis de La Fayette
Volet n.3 "Le marquis sous la Restauration"
La chute du Premier Empire voit La Fayette revenir sur le devant de la scène politique lors de la Restauration et du retour de la monarchie. Il entame un grand tour triomphal aux États-Unis de juillet 1824 à septembre 1825. Il s'éteint neuf ans plus tard, emporté par une pneumonie aiguë. Il n'a cessé depuis d'exalter les passions et il demeure aujourd'hui encore parmi les personnages français les plus célèbres de l'Histoire.
A native of the Lorraine region, Eric Simonis settled in Philadelphia in 1990. As a veteran expert in the hospitality industry, he taught at Walnut Hill College. In 2017, Eric launched ouifrenchphila where he is a private French language instructor. His professional experience also includes six years of tutoring at The Wharton School of Business, preparing students for their Oral Proficiency Interviews. He appears monthly at The
Athenaeum of Philadelphia where he leads “Le Cercle Francophone d’Histoire”, a group that combines love of the French language and of history. Eric lectures in slow French about a variety of themes that define French culture, human and intellectual achievements. In his upcoming talks, he will speak about the life of Gilbert du Motier, the famous Marquis de La Fayette!
