Eric P. Kelly

Journalist, Author

1884 – 1960

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Who was Eric P. Kelly?

Eric Philbrook Kelly was an American journalist, academic and author of children's books. He was a professor of English at Dartmouth College and briefly a lecturer at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. He won the 1929 Newbery Medal recognizing his first published book, The Trumpeter of Krakow, as the preceding year's most distinguished contribution to American children's literature.

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Born
Mar 16, 1884
Amesbury
Also known as
  • Eric Philbrook Kelly
  • Eric Kelly
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Dartmouth College
Employment
  • Dartmouth College
Died
Jan 3, 1960

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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