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René Wellek

Czech-born American literatury critic (1903-1995) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 92

René Wellek was a Czech-American comparative literary critic. Like Erich Auerbach, Wellek was a product of the Central European philological tradition and was known as a "fair-minded critic of critics."

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Awards

Guggenheim Fellowship1951
Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1st class
Sterling Professor
Fellow of the British Academy

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 1995 · aged 92