Charles Glicksberg
American writer and literary critic
Charles Irving Glicksberg (13 December 1900 – 14 February 1998) was a Polish-American literary critic, professor, and writer.
Life
Glicksberg was born to Lillian and Isidore Glicksberg in Warsaw, Poland. He moved to the United States at a young age and became a naturalized citizen. He attended the College of the City of New York for a bachelor's degree which he received in 1923, Columbia University for a masters which he received in 1924, and the University of Pennsylvania for a PhD which he received in 1938. He was also a Fulbright Scholar at Bar-Ilan University in Israel. His PhD dissertation became the book Walt Whitman and the Civil War which was considered an important addition to the existent scholarship on Whitman. He died on February 14, 1988, in New York City, survived by his two children, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Teaching
Glicksberg taught English at South Philadelphia High School for multiple years, and eventually joined Brooklyn College as a professor, becoming professor emeritus by 1971. He also taught at multiple other colleges, including the New School for Social Research and the City University of New York.
Writing
He was a prolific author, writing multiple books including Walt Whitman and the Civil War.
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