Edith Anisfield Wolf, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edith Anisfield Wolf

American philanthropist

Date of Birth: 02-Aug-1889

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 23-Jan-1963

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Edith Karolyn Anisfield Wolf (August 2, 1889 – January 23, 1963) was an American poet and philanthropist from Cleveland.
She founded and endowed created an award in 1935 for non-fiction books that advance racial understanding, and in 1941 expanded the award to include fiction and poetry; the awards are now called the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.