Carl Klinck
Canadian literary historian and academic
About Carl Klinck
Lived 1908 – 1990 (aged 82). Carl Klinck was a Canadian historian, literary historian and university teacher.
Carl Frederick Klinck (March 24, 1908 – October 22, 1990) was a Canadian literary historian and academic.
Born in Elmira, Ontario, he received a BA from Waterloo College (now Wilfrid Laurier University) in 1927, and a MA and PhD from Columbia University in 1929 and 1943. In 1928, he became an associate professor of English at Waterloo College, becoming head of the department in 1940. From 1943 to 1948, he was the Dean of Waterloo College. He was the editor of Literary History of Canada in 1965.
In 1973, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1978, was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Lorne Pierce Medal.
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Who was Carl Klinck?
Canadian literary historian and academic
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Carl Klinck was born on 24 March 1908 in Elmira.
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Carl Klinck died on 22 October 1990 in London.
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Carl Klinck was a historian, literary historian and university teacher.
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Carl Klinck was Canadian.
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