American linguist, poet, critic, and fencer
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 Signature
Charles Augustus de Kay (July 25, 1848 – May 23, 1935) was a linguist, poet, critic, and fencer. He was a son ofGeorge Coleman De Kay , a naval officer.[ 2]
He graduated fromYale College in 1868.[ 3]
He was best known for founding theNational Sculpture Society , theAuthors' Club , theNational Arts Club and theFencers Club .[ 1] [ 3] He was inducted into theUnited States Fencing Hall of Fame in 2008. He was an art and literary critic forThe New York Times for 18 years. He was a co-founder of theCircle of Friends of the Medallion .[ 4]
He also wrote under the pseudonyms "Henry Eckford"[ 4] and "Louis Barnaval".[ 5]
In June 1894, he was nominated byGrover Cleveland to be Consul General at Berlin[ 3] and took over the post shortly thereafter.[ 6] In keeping with his lifelong love of fencing, he had the honor of opening the fencing club in Berlin while serving as Consul General.[ 7]
He was buried inSaint George's Church Cemetery,Hempstead, New York .
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 byGeorge Wharton Edwards . New York : A.S. Barnes (1898).[ 9] Life and Works of Barye [ 10] Life and Works of Louis Comfort Tiffany [ 10] According toAppletons' Cyclopædia (1900), his best-known story is "Manmatha".[ 2]
^a b c d e f "Brief Biography of Charles deKay" Archived July 17, 2011, at theWayback 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 . New York: D. Appleton.^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 . RetrievedJuly 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 , inWho's Who in America , 1901-1902 edition; p. 58; viaarchive.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 . RetrievedJuly 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 . RetrievedJuly 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 . RetrievedJuly 7, 2022 .^ De Kay 1898:OCLC 1065202268 (all editions) (see also:OCLC 1087093329 (all editions) etc.);digital copy atInternet 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 . RetrievedJuly 7, 2022 .
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