Charles Augustus de Kay
Born July 25, 1848[ 1] Died May 23, 1935 (1935-05-24 ) (aged 86)[ 1] Alma mater Yale[ 1] Employer The New York Times Spouse Edwardlyn Coffey[ 1] Children 8
Charles Augustus de Kay (July 25, 1848 – May 23, 1935) was a linguist, poet, critic, and fencer. He was a son of George Coleman De Kay , a naval officer.[ 2]
He graduated from Yale College in 1868.[ 3]
He was best known for founding the National Sculpture Society , the Authors' Club , the National Arts Club and the Fencers Club .[ 1] [ 3] United States Fencing Hall of Fame in 2008. He was an art and literary critic for The New York Times Circle of Friends of the Medallion .[ 4]
He also wrote under the pseudonyms "Henry Eckford"[ 4] [ 5]
In June 1894, he was nominated by Grover Cleveland to be Consul General at Berlin[ 3] [ 6] [ 7]
He was buried in Saint George's Church Cemetery, Hempstead, New York .
Writing
The Bohemian (New York, 1878)[ 8] Hesperus (1880)Vision of Nimrod (1881)Vision of Esther (1882)Love Poems of Louis Barnaval (1883).Bird Gods, with an accompaniment of decorations by George Wharton Edwards . New York : A.S. Barnes (1898).[ 9] Life and Works of Barye [ 10] Life and Works of Louis Comfort Tiffany [ 10] According to Appletons' Cyclopædia [ 2]
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References
^ a b c d e f "Brief Biography of Charles deKay" Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , United States Fencing Hall of Fame website . Retrieved on December 02, 2010.^ a b Wilson, J. G. ; Fiske, J. , eds. (1900). "De Kay, James Ellsworth" Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography ^ a b c "NEW CONSUL GENERAL AT BERLIN.; Charles de Kay of This City Appointed by the President -- Other Nominations" . The New York Times . June 27, 1894. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved July 7, 2022 .^ a b Homren, Wayne (editor). "Numismatic Writer Charles De Kay" , The E-Sylum , volume 5, number 43, October 27, 2002, Article 4. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
^ Barnaval, Louis , in Who's Who in America archive.org ^ "CHARLES DE KAY THEIR GUEST; DINNER GIVEN TO THE CONSUL GENERAL TO BERLIN. Members of The Fencers' Club, The Authors' Club, The Sculpture Society, and Other Personal Friends Bid the New Official Farewell -- Repast Served in True German Style in Liederkranz Hall -- German Con- sul and Others Make Speeches" . The New York Times . August 31, 1894. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved July 7, 2022 .^ "BERLIN HAS A FENCING CLUB.; Charles de Kay and Lord Granville Do the Honors at the Opening" . The New York Times . January 26, 1896. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved July 7, 2022 .^ "A NEW STORY.; THE BOHEMIAN, A Tragedy of Modern Life. By CHARLES DE KAY. New-York; CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS" . The New York Times . January 6, 1879. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved July 7, 2022 .^ De Kay 1898: OCLC 1065202268 (all editions) (see also: OCLC 1087093329 (all editions) etc.); digital copy at Internet Archive ; digital copy at University of Michigan.
^ a b "CHARLES DE'KAY, 8.6, POET, CRITIC, DEAD; Prominent in Literary, Art and Social Circles Many Years-Former Envoy to Berlin. A LINGUIST AND A FENCER Editor and Writer With The Times 1876-94 Member of a Distinguished Family" . The New York Times . May 24, 1935. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved July 7, 2022 .
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