Robert Coles
October 12, 1928 - June 4, 2026
General Information
Bio
Robert Coles (1928-2026) Child psychiatrist, storyteller, author, academic. Robert Coles was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and died in Lincoln, Massachusetts.
Full Name
Robert Martin Coles
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
1928
Birth
Robert Martin Coles was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 12, 1928.
1954
Other Life Event
New York County
Mr. Coles received a medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1954
Mr. Coles received a medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1954
1967
Literary Work
Children of Crisis Volume 1 a Study of Courage and Fear
Little Brown & Company
Nonfiction.
Little Brown & Company
Nonfiction.
1987
Literary Work
Dorothy Day: A Radical Devotion
Da Capo Press
0201028298 / 978-0201028294
Nonfiction.
Da Capo Press
0201028298 / 978-0201028294
Nonfiction.
1987
Literary Work
Simone Weil: A Modern Pilgrimage
SkyLight Paths
1683362977 / 978-1683362975
Nonfiction.
SkyLight Paths
1683362977 / 978-1683362975
Nonfiction.
1988
Literary Work
Harvard Diary: Reflections of the Sacred and the Secular
New York: Crossroad Publishing Company
Nonfiction.
New York: Crossroad Publishing Company
Nonfiction.
1989
Literary Work
The Call of Stories: Teaching and the Moral Imagination
Houghton Mifflin Company
0395429358 / 978-0395429358
Nonfiction.
Houghton Mifflin Company
0395429358 / 978-0395429358
Nonfiction.
1990
Literary Work
The Spiritual Life of Children
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company
0395559995 / 978-0395559994
Nonfiction.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company
0395559995 / 978-0395559994
Nonfiction.
1995
Literary Work
The Story of Ruby Bridges
Scholastic Corporation
9780590572811 / 978-0590572811
Children’s book.
Scholastic Corporation
9780590572811 / 978-0590572811
Children’s book.
1997
Literary Work
The Moral Intelligence of Children
Random House
067944811X / 978-0679448112
Nonfiction.
Random House
067944811X / 978-0679448112
Nonfiction.
2000
Literary Work
Lives of Moral Leadership
New York: Random House
0375501088 / 978-0375501081
Nonfiction.
New York: Random House
0375501088 / 978-0375501081
Nonfiction.
2003
Literary Work
Bruce Springsteen's America: The People Listening, a Poet Singing
Random House
0375505598 / 978-0375505591
Nonfiction.
Random House
0375505598 / 978-0375505591
Nonfiction.
2026
Death
Robert Coles died at a hospice facility in Lincoln, Massachusetts, on June 4, 2026.
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