Edith Anisfield Wolf

Edith Anisfield Wolf
BornAugust 2, 1889[1]
Cleveland, Ohio
DiedJanuary 23, 1963(1963-01-23) (aged 73)
Cleveland, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWestern Reserve University
Known forAnisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Scientific career
FieldsLiterature, Family Office

Edith Karolyn Anisfield Wolf (August 2, 1889 – January 23, 1963) was an American poet and philanthropist from Cleveland. She created and endowed an award in 1935 for non-fiction books that advance racial understanding, and in 1941 expanded the award to include fiction and poetry; the awards are now called the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.[2]

  1. ^ Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973
  2. ^ "The Cleveland Encyclopedia: Edith Anisfield Wolf". Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved 3 September 2014.