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Derek Attridge FBA is a South African-born British academic in the field of English literature. He is Emeritus Professor of English and Related Literature at the University of York, having retired from the university in 2016, and is a Fellow of the British Academy. Attridge undertakes research in South African literature, James Joyce, modern fiction, deconstruction and literary theory and the history and performance of poetry. He is the author or editor of thirty books, and has published eighty articles in essay collections and a similar number in journals. He has held a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Leverhulme Research Professorship, and Fellowships at the National Humanities Center, the Bogliasco Foundation, the Camargo Foundation, and The Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study, the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, and All Souls and St. Catherine's Colleges, Oxford. Among the visiting positions he has held have been professorships at the American University of Cairo, the University of Sassari, the University of Cape Town, Northwestern University, Wellesley College, and the University of Queensland.
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On the name Derek Attridge, Derek means Ruler of the People, The People's Ruler, First of the People, King of Nations.
The name Derek Attridge is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Derek is commonly found in United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada, and 87 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Derek is recorded 45,821 times globally, ranking it as the 1,452th most common name worldwide.
Derek is most prevalent in United States of America, with 17,559 occurrences, making it the 332th most popular name in the country.
In Ireland, the name Derek is found among 1 in every 30 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | #332 | 1 : 103 |
| United Kingdom | #209 | 1 : 52 |
| Canada | #117 | 1 : 99 |
| Ireland | #92 | 1 : 30 |
| Hong Kong | #238 | 1 : 236 |
| South Africa | #1,513 | 1 : 1,717 |
| Mexico | #1,419 | 1 : 940 |
| Singapore | #442 | 1 : 644 |
| Malaysia | #1,899 | 1 : 2,832 |
| Italy | #3,531 | 1 : 2,610 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Derek from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Derek Attridge FBA is a South African-born British academic in the field of English literature. He is Emeritus Professor of English and Related Literature at the University of York, having retired from the university in 2016, and is a Fellow of the British Academy. Attridge undertakes research in South African literature, James Joyce, modern fiction, deconstruction and literary theory and the history and performance of poetry. He is the author or editor of thirty books, and has published eighty articles in essay collections and a similar number in journals. He has held a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Leverhulme Research Professorship, and Fellowships at the National Humanities Center, the Bogliasco Foundation, the Camargo Foundation, and The Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study, the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, and All Souls and St. Catherine's Colleges, Oxford. Among the visiting positions he has held have been professorships at the American University of Cairo, the University of Sassari, the University of Cape Town, Northwestern University, Wellesley College, and the University of Queensland.
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