Edward Alexander | |
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Born | 1936 |
Died | August 22, 2020 | (aged 83–84)
Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1974) |
Academic background | |
Education | Columbia University (BA) University of Minnesota (PhD) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Jewish Studies |
Institutions | University of Washington |
Edward Alexander (1936 – August 22, 2020)[1] was an American essayist and professor emeritus of English at the University of Washington.[2] He focused his research on literary figures such as John Stuart Mill, Matthew Arnold, John Morley, John Ruskin, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Lionel Trilling, Irving Howe, and Robert B. Heilman; and authored books about Jewish history, Zionism, and antisemitism.[3]