Kevin McLaughlin (professor)

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Kevin McLaughlin is an American scholar of comparative literature.Currently he is at the George Hazard Crooker Distinguished University as Professor of English, Professor of comparative studies and German studies, and Dean of the Faculty at Brown University. [1] He is also a published author. [2]

McLaughlin has also held two other named professorships, the Nicholas Brown Professor of Oratory and Belles Lettres from 2005 to 2011, and the Manning Endowed Professor of English and Comparative Literature from 1997 to 2000. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kevin McLaughlin". brown.edu. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  2. "McLaughlin, Kevin". worldcat.org. Retrieved November 30, 2016.