Edith Anisfield Wolf | |
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Born | August 2, 1889[1] |
Died | January 23, 1963 Cleveland, Ohio | (aged 73)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Western Reserve University |
Known for | Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Literature, 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]