Kimberly Benston
American literary historian
About Kimberly Benston
Born 1953. Kimberly Benston is an American literary historian, scholar of English, literary scholar, university teacher and man of letters.
Kimberly W. Benston (born January 18, 1953) is an American literary historian and academic administrator.
Career Benston earned his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree from Yale University.
He taught at his alma mater and Princeton University before joining the Haverford College faculty in 1984. Benston was appointed Francis B. Gummere Professor of English in 2002 and served as provost between 2012 and 2015. He was named president of Haverford College later that year and took office on July 1, 2015. Benston stepped down from the presidency and returned to teaching in 2019.
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American literary historian
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Kimberly Benston was born on 18 January 1953.
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Kimberly Benston is a literary historian, scholar of English, literary scholar, university teacher and man of letters.
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