F. B. Kaye | |
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Born | Frederick Benjamin Kaye April 20, 1892
New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | 1930 (aged 37–38) |
Academic background | |
Education | Yale University ( BA, MA) |
Academic work | |
Sub-discipline | English literature |
Institutions | Northwestern University |
Frederick Benjamin Kaye (April 20, 1892 – 1930) was an American scholar who was notable for his work on Bernard Mandeville.
Kaye was born in New York City as Frederick Benjamin Kugelman to Julius G. Kugelman, a native of Hamburg, Germany, who had emigrated to New York. Frederick Kugelman subsequently changed his surname to Kaye. [1] [2] He was educated at Yale University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1914 and a Master of Arts in 1916. [2] [3]
Kaye was professor of English at Northwestern University from 1918 to 1930. [4] During his career, Kaye became known for his scholarship on the topic of Bernard Mandeville. In 1975, Mandeville Studies claimed that Kaye "almost single-handedly revived Mandeville as one of the most important writers of the eighteenth century". [5]
F. B. Kaye | |
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Born | Frederick Benjamin Kaye April 20, 1892
New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | 1930 (aged 37–38) |
Academic background | |
Education | Yale University ( BA, MA) |
Academic work | |
Sub-discipline | English literature |
Institutions | Northwestern University |
Frederick Benjamin Kaye (April 20, 1892 – 1930) was an American scholar who was notable for his work on Bernard Mandeville.
Kaye was born in New York City as Frederick Benjamin Kugelman to Julius G. Kugelman, a native of Hamburg, Germany, who had emigrated to New York. Frederick Kugelman subsequently changed his surname to Kaye. [1] [2] He was educated at Yale University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1914 and a Master of Arts in 1916. [2] [3]
Kaye was professor of English at Northwestern University from 1918 to 1930. [4] During his career, Kaye became known for his scholarship on the topic of Bernard Mandeville. In 1975, Mandeville Studies claimed that Kaye "almost single-handedly revived Mandeville as one of the most important writers of the eighteenth century". [5]