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United States linguist, poet, critic and fencer
A.K.A.
Charles De Kay
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Male
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Birth:
25 July 1848(Washington, D.C., USA)
Death:
23 May 1935(New York City, USA)
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Education:
Yale University
The details
Biography
Introduction
Charles Augustus de Kay (July 25, 1848 – May 23, 1935) was a linguist, poet, critic and a fencer. He was a son of George Coleman De Kay, a naval officer. He was best known for founding the National Arts Club and the Fencers Club.He was inducted into the United States Fencing Hall of Fame in 2008.He was an art and literary critic for The New York Times for 18 years.
He was buried in Saint George's Church Cemetery, Hempstead, Nassau County, New York.
Writing
- The Bohemian (New York, 1878)
- Hesperus (1880)
- Vision of Nimrod (1881)
- Vision of Esther (1882)
- Love Poems of Louis Barnaval (1883).
- Bird Gods, with an accompaniment of decorations by George Wharton Edwards. New York : A.S. Barnes (1898).
According to "Appletons' Cyclopædia" (1900), his best-known story is "Manmatha."