Saul Nathaniel Brody

Background

Brody, Saul Nathaniel was born on March 6, 1938 in New York City. Son of Irving Bernard and Ethel (Spiegel) Brody.

Education

Bachelor, Columbia University, 1959. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1968.

Career

Lecturer, Hunter College, New York City, 1962-1965; Lecturer, City College, New York City, 1965-1968; assistant professor, City College, 1968-1973; associate professor, City College, 1974-1978; Professor of English, City College, 1979-1998; department chairman, City College, 1979-1985. Co-principal investigator Mellon Foundation grant, 1978. Project director National Endowment for Humanities Summer Institute for Teachers, 1984, 86, 88.

Project director Ford Foundation grant, 1987-1989, 91-95, Department Education grant, 1991, Mellon Foundation grant, 1989-1995.

Achievements

• Saul Nathaniel Brody has been listed as a noteworthy English literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • The disease of the soul : leprosy in medieval literature.

Membership

Member Medieval Academy American, University Seminar in Medieval Studies (Columbia University).

Connections

Married Frohma-Esther Besner, January 24, 1960. Children: Audrey Rachel (deceased), Ruth Elizabeth.

Father:

Irving Bernard Brody

Mother:

Ethel (Spiegel) Brody

Spouse:

Frohma-Esther Besner

child:

Audrey Rachel Brody (deceased)

child:

Ruth Elizabeth Brody