John Simon (linguist)
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John Simon was an American literary critic and linguist known for his sharp, often acerbic reviews and his staunch defense of traditional standards in language and the arts.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Simon (linguist) canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
essayist
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film critic ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ linguist ⓘ literary critic ⓘ theatre critic ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ Master of Arts ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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United States of America ⓘ Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-05-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-11-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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surface form:
Harvard College
Harvard University ⓘ Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
City University of New York
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Columbia University ⓘ Esquire NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvard University ⓘ Hudson Review NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ National Review NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Leader NERFINISHED ⓘ The New York Times ⓘ University of Pittsburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| familyName | Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film criticism
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linguistics ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ theatre criticism ⓘ |
| genre |
criticism
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essay ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| movement | conservatism in the United States ⓘ |
| name | John Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
acerbic criticism
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defense of traditional standards in language ⓘ defense of traditional standards in the arts ⓘ |
| notableWork |
John Simon on Theatre: Criticism 1974–2003
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Paradigms Lost: Reflections on Literacy and Its Decline NERFINISHED ⓘ Reverse Angle: A Decade of American Film NERFINISHED ⓘ Singularities: Essays on the Theatre, 1964–1973 NERFINISHED ⓘ Uneasy Stages: A Chronicle of the New York Theater, 1963–1973 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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film critic ⓘ journalist ⓘ linguist ⓘ literary critic ⓘ theatre critic ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
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Subotica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New Rochelle, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | New Rochelle, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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