Melanie Florence

4 October 2023

Trinity College is sad to announce the death of former College Lecturer in French Melanie Florence on 18 September. 

Melanie taught translation in College and for the Faculty of Modern Languages; she was a scholar of medieval France, an accomplished translator, and a beloved teacher. 

The College will share news of a memorial service in due course. 

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