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Wednesday, November 6 at 2:00 PM

Le Cercle Francophone: Les trois vies du Marquis de La Fayette (2)
Eric Simonis
Les trois vies du Marquis de La Fayette
Volet n.2 "De la Révolution française à l'Empire" 
Revenu en héros d'Amérique après la grande aventure de la Guerre d'Indépendance, La Fayette est confronté aux horreurs de la Révolution française. Il se bat pour ses idéaux de liberté et pour l'avènement d'une monarchie parlementaire qui ne verra hélas pas le jour. Après de longues années d'emprisonnement et d'exil, il doit faire face à une situation nouvelle en France: le Consulat puis l'Empire. Peu à peu, il va se se détacher de l'homme fort du moment: Napoléon Bonaparte.

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!

esimonis@ouifrenchphila.com


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