Patrice Higonnet

Patrice Louis René Higonnet (born 3 February 1938) is a French author, historian, and retired professor who currently serves as a Robert Walton Goelet Research Professor of French History at Harvard University. He previously taught European history.

Early life
Higonnet was born in Saint Cloud, France. Higonnet's parents were René Alphonse Higonnet and Thérèse Higonnet (née David).

Personal life
Higonnet's second wife, Ethel Higonnet, was raped and murdered in Longfellow Park in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1973.

Higonnet subsequently married University of Connecticut professor Margaret Higonnet (née Cardwell) in 1976. He has three children.