Leon Edel
Biographer, Author
1907 – 1997
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Who was Leon Edel?
Joseph Leon Edel was a North American literary critic and biographer. He was the elder brother of North American philosopher Abraham Edel.
The Encyclopædia Britannica calls Edel "the foremost 20th-century authority on the life and works of Henry James." His work on James won him both a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize.
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- Born
- Sep 9, 1907
Pittsburgh - Also known as
- Joseph Leon Edel
- Ethnicity
- Canadian
- Nationality
- Canada
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts, McGill University
( - 1927) - Doctor of Letters, University of Paris
Literature
( - 1932) - Master of Arts, McGill University
( - 1928)
- Bachelor of Arts, McGill University
- Lived in
- Yorkton
- Honolulu
(1972 - 1997/09/05)
- Died
- Sep 5, 1997
Honolulu
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on July 23, 2013
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