Daniel Aaron
American writer and academic who helped found the Library of America (1912–2016)
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.
Daniel Aaron | |
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 Aaron in a 2010 interview | |
| Born | Daniel Baruch Aaron August 4, 1912 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 30, 2016 (aged 103) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 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]
References
change- ↑ Cromie, William J., Ken Gewertz, Corydon Ireland, and Alvin Powell. "Honorary degrees awarded at Commencement’s Morning Exercises," Archived May 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Harvard Gazette. June 7, 2007.
- ↑ "History and Mission". Library of America. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ↑ "2010 National Humanities Medalists". National Endowment for the Humanities. Archived from the original on November 16, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Daniel Aaron, scholar who helped develop academic field of American studies, dies at 103". Washington Post. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
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