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'''Alfred Appel Jr.''' (January 31, 1934 &ndash; May 2, 2009)<ref name=north>{{cite web|url=http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2009/05/appelobit.html|title=Noted English Scholar, Author Alfred Appel Dies at Age 75|publisher=[[Northwestern University]]|date=May 5, 2009|accessdate=May 7, 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090511000555/http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2009/05/appelobit.html| archivedate= 11 May 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref name=NYTObit>{{cite news|title=Alfred Appel Jr., Expert on Nabokov and Author, Dies at 75|first=William|last=Grimes|date=May 7, 2009|accessdate=May 7, 2009|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/arts/07appel.html?ref=obituaries}}</ref> was a scholar noted for his investigations into the works of [[Vladimir Nabokov]], [[modern art]], and [[Jazz|Jazz modernism]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jensen|first1=Trevor|title=Alfred Appel Jr., 1934-2009: Scholar, author, friend of Nabokov|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-05-10/news/0905090209_1_jazz-modernism-vladimir-nabokov-20th-century-art|accessdate=22 October 2015|work=Chicago Tribune|date=19 May 2009}}</ref>


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'''Alfred Appel Jr.''' (January 31, 1934 &ndash; May 2, 2009)<ref name=north>{{cite web|url=http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2009/05/appelobit.html|title=Noted English Scholar, Author Alfred Appel Dies at Age 75|publisher=[[Northwestern University]]|date=May 5, 2009|accessdate=May 7, 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090511000555/http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2009/05/appelobit.html| archivedate= 11 May 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref name=NYTObit>{{cite news|title=Alfred Appel Jr., Expert on Nabokov and Author, Dies at 75|first=William|last=Grimes|date=May 7, 2009|accessdate=May 7, 2009|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/arts/07appel.html?ref=obituaries}}</ref> was an American professor, author and journal editor noted for his investigations into the works of [[Vladimir Nabokov]], [[modern art]], and [[Jazz|jazz modernism]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jensen|first1=Trevor|title=Alfred Appel Jr., 1934-2009: Scholar, author, friend of Nabokov|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2009/05/10/dr-alfred-appel-jr-1934-2009/|access-date=22 October 2015|work=Chicago Tribune|date=19 May 2009}}</ref> He edited ''The Annotated Lolita'', an edition of Nabokov's ''[[Lolita]]''. He also authored four other books about Nabokov, literature and music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.english.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/in-memoriam/alfred-appel.html|publisher=[[Northwestern University]]|accessdate=May 21, 2020|title=ALFRED APPEL, Emeritus Professor of English (1934-2009)}}</ref>
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As a student at [[Cornell University]], Appel took a course from Nabokov. His education was interrupted by a stint in the [[United States Army|Army]], after which he completed his undergraduate education and [[PhD]] in [[English Literature]] at [[Columbia University]] in 1963.


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As a student at [[Cornell University]], Appel took a course from Nabokov. His education was interrupted by a stint in the [[United States Army|Army]], after which he completed his undergraduate education and [[PhD]] in [[English Literature]] at [[Columbia University]] in 1963.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010|title=In Memoriam|url=https://gs.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/News/columbia-gs-owl-magazine-2010.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=July 6, 2021|website=Columbia University School of General Studies|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223104940/https://gs.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/News/columbia-gs-owl-magazine-2010.pdf |archive-date=2019-12-23 }}</ref>
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After teaching at Columbia for a few years, he joined the faculty of [[Northwestern University]], where he taught until his retirement in 2000. He died of heart failure.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/arts/07appel.html | work=The New York Times | title=Alfred Appel Jr., Expert on Nabokov and Author, Dies at 75 | first=William | last=Grimes | date=May 7, 2009 | accessdate=April 23, 2010}}</ref> Appel was married until his death to [[Nina Appel]], dean of [[Loyola University Chicago]]'s law school from 1983 to 2004. They had two children, Karen Oshman and television writer and producer [[Richard Appel]].<ref name=north/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.luc.edu/law/faculty/appel.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-02-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201131229/http://www.luc.edu/law/faculty/appel.html |archivedate=2010-02-01 }}</ref><ref name=prime>{{cite news|title=In His Prime Time|date=1998-12-06|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|author=David L. Ulin|page=14}}</ref>

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After teaching at Columbia for a few years, he joined the faculty of [[Northwestern University]], where he taught until his retirement in 2000. He died of heart failure.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/arts/07appel.html | work=The New York Times | title=Alfred Appel Jr., Expert on Nabokov and Author, Dies at 75 | first=William | last=Grimes | date=May 7, 2009 | accessdate=April 23, 2010}}</ref> Appel was married until his death to [[Nina Appel]], dean of [[Loyola University Chicago]]'s law school from 1983 to 2004. They had two children, Karen Oshman and television writer and producer [[Richard Appel]].<ref name=north/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.luc.edu/law/faculty/appel.html |title=Faculty &#124; School of Law &#124; Loyola University Chicago |accessdate=2010-02-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201131229/http://www.luc.edu/law/faculty/appel.html |archivedate=2010-02-01 }}</ref><ref name=prime>{{cite news|title=In His Prime Time|date=1998-12-06|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|author=David L. Ulin|page=14}}</ref>


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Alfred Appel Jr.
Born31 January 1934 Edit this on Wikidata
Died2 May 2009 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 75)
Awards

Alfred Appel Jr. (January 31, 1934 – May 2, 2009)[1][2] was an American professor, author and journal editor noted for his investigations into the works of Vladimir Nabokov, modern art, and jazz modernism.[3] He edited The Annotated Lolita, an edition of Nabokov's Lolita. He also authored four other books about Nabokov, literature and music.[4]

As a student at Cornell University, Appel took a course from Nabokov. His education was interrupted by a stint in the Army, after which he completed his undergraduate education and PhD in English Literature at Columbia University in 1963.[5]

After teaching at Columbia for a few years, he joined the faculty of Northwestern University, where he taught until his retirement in 2000. He died of heart failure.[6] Appel was married until his death to Nina Appel, dean of Loyola University Chicago's law school from 1983 to 2004. They had two children, Karen Oshman and television writer and producer Richard Appel.[1][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Noted English Scholar, Author Alfred Appel Dies at Age 75". Northwestern University. May 5, 2009. Archived from the original on 11 May 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
  2. ^ Grimes, William (May 7, 2009). "Alfred Appel Jr., Expert on Nabokov and Author, Dies at 75". The New York Times. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
  3. ^ Jensen, Trevor (19 May 2009). "Alfred Appel Jr., 1934-2009: Scholar, author, friend of Nabokov". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  4. ^ "ALFRED APPEL, Emeritus Professor of English (1934-2009)". Northwestern University. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "In Memoriam" (PDF). Columbia University School of General Studies. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-23. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  6. ^ Grimes, William (May 7, 2009). "Alfred Appel Jr., Expert on Nabokov and Author, Dies at 75". The New York Times. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
  7. ^ "Faculty | School of Law | Loyola University Chicago". Archived from the original on 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
  8. ^ David L. Ulin (1998-12-06). "In His Prime Time". Chicago Tribune. p. 14.


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