author
Frederic Taber Cooper
1864–1937
A prolific American man of letters, he moved easily between scholarship, journalism, and literary criticism. His career linked university teaching with magazine editing, and his books often brought European literature and culture to English-speaking readers.
1 Audiobook
The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature
by Arthur Bartlett Maurice, Frederic Taber Cooper
About the author
Born in New York City in 1864, Frederic Taber Cooper studied at Harvard and later earned a law degree from Columbia before building a career that ranged far beyond the courtroom. He taught Latin and Sanskrit at New York University, showing the strong classical training that shaped much of his writing and criticism.
Cooper became especially known as an editor and literary journalist. He worked on several important periodicals, including The New York Commercial Advertiser, The Forum, and, for a time, the New York Globe. Alongside that editorial work, he wrote and translated extensively, helping introduce readers to European authors and ideas while also publishing criticism, biography, and historical studies.
His long, varied career makes him an interesting figure for listeners who enjoy writers who were also interpreters of literary culture. He died in New London, Connecticut, in 1937, leaving behind a body of work that reflects both academic learning and a lively engagement with the reading public.