Daniel Aaron
American writer and academic who helped found the Library of America From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American writer and academic who helped found the Library of America From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daniel Aaron (August 4, 1912 – April 30, 2016) was an American writer and academic. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He helped found the Library of America in 1979.[1] He served as president until 1985. He was later a board member and remained an emeritus board member.[2][3] His latest work is an autobiography, The Americanist (2007). He taught at Smith College from 1971 through 1980.
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![]() Aaron in a 2010 interview | |
Born | Daniel Baruch Aaron August 4, 1912 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | April 30, 2016 103) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged
Education | University of Michigan (BA) Harvard University (PhD) |
Occupation(s) | Americanist, academic |
Employer | Harvard University |
Title | Victor S. Thomas Professor of English and American Literature Emeritus |
Board member of | Library of America |
Awards | National Humanities Medal |
Aaron died in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 30, 2016 from complications of pneumonia, aged 103.[4]
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