Louis D. Rubin Jr., Date of Birth, Date of Death

Louis D. Rubin Jr.

American writer

Date of Birth: 19-Nov-1923

Date of Death: 16-Nov-2013

Profession: journalist, literary critic

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Louis Decimus Rubin Jr.
(November 19, 1923 – November 16, 2013) was a noted American literary scholar and critic, writing teacher, publisher, and writer.
He is credited with helping to establish Southern literature as a recognized area of study within the field of American literature, as well as serving as a teacher and mentor for writers at Hollins College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and for founding Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, a publishing company nationally recognized for fiction by Southern writers.
He died in Pittsboro, North Carolina and is buried at the Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina.