Frederick Benjamin Kaye (April 20, 1892 – 1930) was an American scholar who was notable for his work on Bernard Mandeville.
F. B. Kaye | |
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| Born | Frederick Benjamin Kaye April 20, 1892 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | 1930 (aged 37–38) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Yale University (BA, MA) |
| Academic work | |
| Sub-discipline | English literature |
| Institutions | Northwestern University |
Early life and education edit
Kaye was born in New York City as Frederick Benjamin Kugelman to Julius G. Kugelman, a native of Hamburg, Germany, who had emigrated to New York. Frederick Kugelman subsequently changed his surname to Kaye.[1][2] He was educated at Yale University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1914 and a Master of Arts in 1916.[2][3]
Career edit
Kaye was professor of English at Northwestern University from 1918 to 1930.[4] During his career, Kaye became known for his scholarship on the topic of Bernard Mandeville. In 1975, Mandeville Studies claimed that Kaye "almost single-handedly revived Mandeville as one of the most important writers of the eighteenth century".[5]
Works edit
- 'The Writings of Bernard Mandeville: A Bibliographical Survey', The Journal of English and Germanic Philology, Vol. 20, No. 4 (Oct., 1921), pp. 419–467.
- 'The Influence of Bernard Mandeville', Studies in Philology, Vol. 19, No. 1 (Jan., 1922), pp. 83–108.
- 'Mandeville on the Origin of Language', Modern Language Notes, Vol. 39, No. 3 (Mar., 1924), pp. 136–142.
- (with R. S. Crane), 'A Census of British Newspapers and Periodicals, 1620-1800', Studies in Philology, Vol. 24, No. 1 (Jan., 1927), pp. 1–205.
Notes edit
- ^ History of the Class of Nineteen-hundred and Fourteen: Yale College, Volume 1 (Yale University Press, 1914), p. 226.
- ^ a b Bulletin of Yale University: Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University (Yale University Press, 1930), p. 206.
- ^ Reports to the President of Yale University (Yale University Press, 1923), p. 185.
- ^ Yale University catalogue of Kaye's papers
- ^ Irwin Primer (ed.), Mandeville Studies: New Explorations in the Art and Thought of Dr. Bernard Mandeville (1670-1733) (Springer, 1975), p. vii.