Carl Clinton Van Doren

Bio

(1885-1950) Editor, writer, author. Brother of MARK VAN DOREN. He lived at 47 Charlton Street and 123 11th Street, both in Greenwich Village. He lectured at Columbia from 1911 and was an associate in English until 1930. He was also editor of the “Nation” (1919-22) and the “Century Magazine” (1922-25), managing editor of “The Cambridge History of American Literature” (1917-21), and editor of the “Literary Guild” (1926-34). He wrote numerous critical works, such as “American Literature: An Introduction” (1933), a study of Sinclair Lewis (1933), and “The American Novel, 1789-1939” (1940). In addition, he wrote fiction, historical works, and biographies.