Kenneth Silverman
Kenneth Eugene Silverman (born February 5, 1936 in Manhattan , New York City , † July 7, 2017 ) was an American biographer and university professor . He was Professor of English at New York University .
Life
Kenneth Silverman was the son of Gustave Silverman and Bessie Goldberg. He studied at Columbia University , where he made his bachelor's degree in 1956 , received his master's degree in 1958 and received his doctorate in 1964 . During this time he taught at the University of Wyoming from 1958 to 1959 . From 1964 he taught at New York University and was later appointed professor there.
In addition to his teaching activities, Silverman wrote several biographies , including on Benjamin Franklin , Harry Houdini and Edgar Allan Poe . For The Life and Times of Cotton Mather , Silverman received both a Pulitzer Prize for Best Biography or Autobiography and the Bancroft Prize in 1985. In 2002 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Works
- The Life and Times of Cotton Mather (1984) ISBN 978-1-56649-206-5
- A Cultural History of the American Revolution (1986) ISBN 978-0-375-40128-2
- Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography and Other Writings (1986)
- Edgar A. Poe: Mournful and Never-Ending Remembrance (1991) ISBN 0-06-016715-7
- Houdini !!! The Career of Ehrich Weiss (1997) ISBN 0-06-092862-X
- Lightning Man: The Accursed Life of Samuel B. Morse (2003) ISBN 978-0-375-40128-2
- Begin Again: A Biography of John Cage (2010) ISBN 978-1400044375
Web links
- Kenneth Silverman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Kenneth Silverman in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ William Grimes: Kenneth Silverman, Pulitzer-Winning Author, Dies at 81. In: The New York Times . July 10, 2017, accessed on July 11, 2017 .
- ^ Silverman, Kenneth 1936-. In: Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series (via encyclopedia.com). Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
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SURNAME | Silverman, Kenneth |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Silverman, Kenneth Eugene; Silverman, Kenneth E. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American literary scholar and biographer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1936 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Manhattan , New York City , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | 7th July 2017 |
Place of death | Manhattan , New York City , United States |