Delmar Loop in University City in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Gerald Early
Born April 21, 1952
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018
1. Gerald Early Marker
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Gerald Early. Born April 21, 1952. An inspiring educator, Gerald Early was appointed the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters in English and served as Director of Washington University's Center for the Humanities, the American Culture Studies Program, and the African and African American Studies Program. The author and editor of many books and articles, he was the winner of the 1994 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism and twice was nominated for Grammy awards for Best Album Notes. Early consulted on numerous documentary films, most notably with Ken Burns on "Jazz" and "Baseball." Elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1997, in 2013 Gerald Early was appointed by President Barack Obama to a five-year term as a member of the National Council on the Humanities.
An inspiring educator, Gerald Early was appointed the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters in English and served as Director of Washington University's Center for the Humanities, the American Culture Studies Program, and the African and African American Studies Program. The author and editor of many books and articles, he was the winner of the 1994 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism and twice was nominated for Grammy awards for Best Album Notes. Early consulted on numerous documentary films, most notably with Ken Burns on "Jazz" and "Baseball." Elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1997, in 2013 Gerald Early was appointed by President Barack Obama to a five-year term as a member of the National Council on the Humanities.
Location. 38° 39.347′ N, 90° 18.128′ W. Marker is in University City, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Delmar
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Loop. Marker is on Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6263 Delmar Boulevard, Saint Louis MO 63130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 8 times this year. Photo1. submitted on October 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
