Joseph Frank (writer)

Joseph Frank
Picture of Joseph Frank
Born(1918-10-06)October 6, 1918
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 27, 2013(2013-02-27) (aged 94)
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
OccupationLiterary scholar, biographer
EducationUniversity of Chicago (PhD)
Spouse
(m. 1953)
Children2

Joseph Frank (October 6, 1918 – February 27, 2013) was an American literary scholar and a leading expert on the life and work of Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky. Frank's five-volume biography of Dostoevsky is frequently cited among the major literary biographies of the 20th century.[1]

  1. ^ Weber, Bruce (3 March 2013). "Joseph Frank, Biographer of Dostoevsky, Dies at 94". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 28 September 2015.