Spingarn, Joel Elias, 1875-1939
Spingarn, Joel Elias, 1875-1939
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found: Author's Journal of comparative literature, 1903-
found: English Wikipedia website, viewed Sept. 6, 2012 (Joel Elias Spingarn (May 17, 1875--July 26, 1939) was an American educator, literary critic, and civil rights activist; born in New York City; grad. Columbia College in 1895; was professor of comparative literature at Columbia University from 1899 to 1911; In 1919 he was a co-founder of the publishing firm of Harcourt, Brace and Company; served as chairman of the NAACP's board from 1913 to 1919 and was active in other capacities until his death in 1939)
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1980-05-16: new
2012-09-06: revised
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