E. D. Hirsch Jr.
E. D. Hirsch Jr. · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Literary theorist; author of Cultural Literacy
1928, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
United States
E. D. Hirsch Jr. is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Literary theorist; author of Cultural Literacy
Hirsch is an American literary critic and education theorist, professor emeritus at the University of Virginia, best known for Cultural Literacy (1987), which argued that shared background knowledge is essential to reading and to equal educational opportunity, catalyzing the standards movement. He is of Jewish descent, born in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Literary theorist; author of Cultural Literacy
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews among the 250 most-cited scholars in the Arts & Humanities
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