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'''F. J. Friend-Pereira''' (13 July 1907 – 1957) was an Anglo-Indian academic and author. From 1955 until his death in 1957 he was the Principal of [[Presidency College, Kolkata|Presidency College]] in Kolkata.<br />
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== Academic career ==<br />
F. J. Friend-Pereira read English at Christ's College, [[Cambridge]], where he was scholar and prizeman. He received the Diplôme d'Hautes Études from Aix-Marseilles and studied philosophy at the [[Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968)|Catholic University of Leuven]]. From 1938 to 1947 he was a Professor of English in the [[University of Calcutta]] and from 12 August 1947 until 1955 he was Principal of [[Maulana Azad College]] (then Islamia College). From 1955 until his death in 1957 Friend-Pereira was Principal of Presidency College in Calcutta. In addition he was a member of the Board of Studies for [[English language|English]], [[Latin]] and [[French language|French]] of the [[University of Calcutta]], President of the Hindu School Managing Committee, a member of the [[University of Calcutta]] Senate and of the [[West Bengal]] Board of Anglo-Indian Education.<br />
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== Publications ==<br />
F. J. Friend-Pereira published volumes of poetry including ''Mind's Mirror'' in 1941. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080719110641/http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/SouthAsia/guides/pre1947.html - 224k -]. He also contributed regularly to journals in India including the ''[[Modern Review (Calcutta)|Modern Review]]'', and the ''New Review''. He translated works on the Islamic philosopher [[Avicenna]] as well as poetry from French and Latin. He corresponded with [[R. P. Blackmur]] and [[Sri Aurobindo]] on literary matters.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*https://web.archive.org/web/20080224054947/http://presidencyalumnical.com/Presidents/presidents.html<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110610171110/http://diglib.princeton.edu/ead/eadGetDoc.xq?id=%2Fead%2Fmss%2FC0227.EAD.xml] <br />
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