Richard Brodhead
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Richard Brodhead is an American scholar of English literature and former president of Duke University, known for his leadership in higher education and work on 19th-century American authors.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic administrator
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human ⓘ literary scholar ⓘ professor of English ⓘ university president ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
American studies
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
American higher education policy
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curriculum reform in the humanities ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Yale University ⓘ |
| employer |
Duke University
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Yale University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
19th-century American literature
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American literature ⓘ English literature ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicRank | full professor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership in higher education
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scholarship on 19th-century American authors ⓘ work on Herman Melville ⓘ work on Mark Twain ⓘ work on Nathaniel Hawthorne ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| notableFor | service on national commissions on higher education ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cultures of Letters: Scenes of Reading and Writing in Nineteenth-Century America
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The Columbia History of the American Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ The New American Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ The School of Hawthorne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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university administrator ⓘ university teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Dean of Yale College
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President of Duke University NERFINISHED ⓘ Professor of English at Duke University ⓘ Professor of English at Yale University ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Durham, North Carolina
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New Haven, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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