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René Wellek
Czech literature reviewer.
Born August 22nd, 1903 in Vienna. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1995 at 92 years old in Hamden. [ref]
Occupations
aesthetician, linguist, literary critic, literary historian, literary scholar, pedagogue, writer
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