Leonard Wolf | |
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| Born | March 01, 1923 Vulcan, Romania |
| Died | March 20, 2019 (aged 96) Corvallis, Oregon US |
| Occupation | poet, author, teacher, and translator |
Leonard Wolf (March 1, 1923 – March 20, 2019)[1] was a Romanian-American poet, author, teacher, and translator. He is known for his authoritative annotated editions of classic gothic horror novels, including Dracula, Frankenstein, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and The Phantom of the Opera, and other critical works on the topic; and also for his Yiddish translations of works ranging from those of Isaac Bashevis Singer to Winnie-the-Pooh. He is the father of Naomi Wolf.