Karl Kroeber, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karl Kroeber

American literary scholar

Date of Birth: 24-Nov-1926

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 08-Nov-2009

Profession: journalist, literary critic

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Karl Kroeber (November 24, 1926 – November 8, 2009) was an American literary scholar, known for his writing on the English Romantics and American Indian literature.
He was the son of Theodora and Alfred L.
Kroeber, both anthropologists.
His most recent book was an account of his father's work with Ishi: Ishi in Three Centuries. He was professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University.
He wrote widely on literary criticism and its relationship to ecology, traditional literature, and art history. Kroeber was the brother of the science fiction writer Ursula K.
Le Guin.
He was father of Paul Kroeber, a linguist; Arthur Kroeber, a journalist and consultant on the Chinese economy; and Katharine Kroeber Wiley, a writer. Kroeber died of cancer on November 8, 2009 at the age of 82.