Said, Edward W., 1935-2003
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Edward Said (b. Nov. 1, 1935 Jerusalem, Palestine-d. Sept. 24, 2003, New York City, NY) grew up in Palestine and Egypt and relocated to the United States to attend high school. He graduated from Princeton University (BA, 1957) and Harvard University (MA, 1960; PhD, 1964). In 1963, Said joined the Comparative Literature department of Columbia University and also taught at Harvard, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, and Yale. While an English professor, Said became an established cultural critic with the book Orientalism (1978). He was also an accomplished pianist; in 2004 Birzeit University, Palestine, renamed their music school the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music.
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| referencedIn | Gore Vidal papers, 1850-2020 (inclusive), 1936-2008 (bulk) | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Sonnenberg, Ben. Ben Sonnenberg papers, 1956-2001. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Grand Street Publications, Inc. records, 1981-2004. | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Wellek Library Lectures Bibliographic Database entry for Edward Said | University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Harry Levin papers | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Critical Theory Institute Records, University of California, Irvine | University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Robert Elliott Papers, 1946 - 1981 | University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library. | |
| referencedIn | Princeton University. Graduate School. The Gauss Seminars In Criticism records, 1949-1981. | Princeton University Library | |
| referencedIn | Ben Sonnenberg Papers, 1956-2010 | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Elliott, Robert C., 1914-1981. Papers, 1946-1981. | University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library | |
| referencedIn | GELLNER, Professor Ernest Andr, 1925-1995, philosopher and social anthropologist, [1946]-1996 | British library of political and economic science | |
| creatorOf | Bound signature books for citations for recipients fo honours given at Convocation, 1994-1999. | University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library | |
| referencedIn | William Empson papers | Houghton Library |
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Birth 1935-11-01
Death 2003-09-24
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