Daniel Aaron
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| Born | Daniel Baruch Aaron August 4, 1912 Chicago,Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 30, 2016(aged 103) |
| 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 |
Daniel Aaron(August 4, 1912 – April 30, 2016) was anAmericanwriter and academic. He was born inChicago,Illinois.He helped found theLibrary of Americain 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 atSmith Collegefrom 1971 through 1980.
Aaron died inCambridge, Massachusettson April 30, 2016 from complications ofpneumonia,aged 103.[4]
References
[change|change source]- ↑Cromie, William J., Ken Gewertz, Corydon Ireland, and Alvin Powell."Honorary degrees awarded at Commencement’s Morning Exercises,"ArchivedMay 4, 2008, at theWayback MachineHarvard Gazette.June 7, 2007.
- ↑ "History and Mission".Library of America.RetrievedJanuary 4,2012.
- ↑"2010 National Humanities Medalists".National Endowment for the Humanities. Archived fromthe originalon November 16, 2011.RetrievedJanuary 4,2012.
- ↑"Daniel Aaron, scholar who helped develop academic field of American studies, dies at 103".Washington Post.RetrievedMay 2,2016.
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