Donald Ault | |
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| Born | October 5, 1942 Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | April 13, 2019 (aged 76) Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Literary studies, comics studies |
| Institutions | University of Florida |
Donald D. Ault (/ɔːlt/ AWLT; October 5, 1942[1] – April 13, 2019) was an American academic who was a professor at the University of Florida and is primarily known for his work on British Romantic poet William Blake, British physicist Sir Isaac Newton and American comics artist Carl Barks. He is also known as a foundational figure in the development of American comics studies, and was the General Editor of the academic journal devoted to comics called ImageTexT.