F. B. Kaye
Born
Frederick Benjamin Kaye

April 20, 1892
New York City, New York, U.S.
Died1930 (aged 37–38)
Academic background
EducationYale University (BA, MA)
Academic work
Sub-disciplineEnglish literature
InstitutionsNorthwestern University

Frederick Benjamin Kaye (April 20, 1892 – 1930) was an American scholar who was notable for his work on Bernard Mandeville.

Early life and education

Kaye was born in New York City as Frederick Benjamin Kugelman to Julius G. Kugelman, a native of Hamburg, Germany, who had emigrated to New York. Frederick Kugelman subsequently changed his surname to Kaye.[1][2] He was educated at Yale University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1914 and a Master of Arts in 1916.[2][3]

Career

Kaye was professor of English at Northwestern University from 1918 to 1930.[4] During his career, Kaye became known for his scholarship on the topic of Bernard Mandeville. In 1975, Mandeville Studies claimed that Kaye "almost single-handedly revived Mandeville as one of the most important writers of the eighteenth century".[5]

Works

  • 'The Writings of Bernard Mandeville: A Bibliographical Survey', The Journal of English and Germanic Philology, Vol. 20, No. 4 (Oct., 1921), pp. 419–467.
  • 'The Influence of Bernard Mandeville', Studies in Philology, Vol. 19, No. 1 (Jan., 1922), pp. 83–108.
  • 'Mandeville on the Origin of Language', Modern Language Notes, Vol. 39, No. 3 (Mar., 1924), pp. 136–142.
  • (with R. S. Crane), 'A Census of British Newspapers and Periodicals, 1620-1800', Studies in Philology, Vol. 24, No. 1 (Jan., 1927), pp. 1–205.

Notes

  1. ↑ History of the Class of Nineteen-hundred and Fourteen: Yale College, Volume 1 (Yale University Press, 1914), p. 226.
  2. 1 2 Bulletin of Yale University: Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University (Yale University Press, 1930), p. 206.
  3. ↑ Reports to the President of Yale University (Yale University Press, 1923), p. 185.
  4. ↑ Yale University catalogue of Kaye's papers
  5. ↑ Irwin Primer (ed.), Mandeville Studies: New Explorations in the Art and Thought of Dr. Bernard Mandeville (1670-1733) (Springer, 1975), p. vii.
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