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Roy F. (Roy Floyd) Dibble
1887–1929
A college literature professor with a knack for lively biography, he wrote about figures as varied as Muhammad, John L. Sullivan, and Martin Luther. His books show a clear interest in strong personalities and the ways they shape history.
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Mohammed
by Roy F. (Roy Floyd) Dibble
About the author
Born in 1887, Roy F. Dibble was an American writer and teacher who served as a professor of English literature at Hunter College. He earned a Ph.D. from Columbia University and built his reputation through biographies and historical studies written for general readers.
His known works include Strenuous Americans, Mohammed, John L. Sullivan: An Intimate Narrative, and a study of Albion W. Tourgée. Taken together, they suggest a writer drawn to forceful, influential lives—religious leaders, reformers, athletes, and public figures—and interested in presenting them in an accessible narrative style.
Dibble died in 1929 at the age of 42. Though not widely remembered today, his books remain part of the public-domain record and offer a glimpse of early 20th-century popular biography.