About Edith Kurzweil
Lived 1926 – 2016 (aged 89). Edith Kurzweil was an American journalist, university teacher, psychologist, sociologist, writer and editor.
Edith Kurzweil (born 1924 Vienna - died February 6, 2016 New York City ) was an American writer, and editor of Partisan Review. In 1995, she married William Phillips. Born in Vienna, she emigrated to the United States in 1940 after the Anschluss. She taught at Rutgers University.
Awards 1982 Rockefeller Humanities Fellowship 1987 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship 2003 National Humanities Medal
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Who was Edith Kurzweil?
American editor
When was Edith Kurzweil born?
Edith Kurzweil was born on 3 June 1926 in Vienna, Vídeň.
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Edith Kurzweil died on 6 February 2016 in New York City.
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Edith Kurzweil was a journalist, university teacher, psychologist, sociologist, writer and editor.
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Edith Kurzweil was American.
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