Avrahm Yarmolinsky
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Avrahm Yarmolinsky (January 13, 1890 – September 28, 1975) was an author, translator, and the husband of Babette Deutsch.[1][2]
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Born | (1890-01-13)January 13, 1890 Haisin, Ukraine |
Died | September 28, 1975(1975-09-28) (aged 85) New York, New York, United States |
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Occupation | writer |
Employer | New York Public Library |
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He attended the University of Neuchatel in Switzerland before emigrating to USA in 1913. He received a bachelor's degree from City College of New York in 1916 and his doctorate from Columbia University in 1921. He married Babette Deutsch in 1921[3]
Yarmolinsky was head of the Slavonic Division of the New York Public Library from 1918 to 1955.[2] He also taught at Columbia University and the City College of New York.[4]