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Edith Anisfield Wolf (1889 - January 23, 1963) was a poet and philanthropist from Cleveland Ohio. She founded and endowed created an award in 1935 for non-fiction books that advance racial understanding, and in 1941 expanded the award to include fiction and poetry; the awards are now called the ''Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://ech.case.edu/cgi/article.pl?id=WEA )〕 == Life and career == Born Edith Karolyn Anisfield in 1889 to Jewish parents,〔("The Biggest Little-Known Book Award" ) Belt Magazine 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2015.〕 Daniela (Guttenberg) and John Anisfield, in Cleveland, Ohio, she was her parents’ only child. Her father, a successful clothing manufacturer, realtor, civic leader and philanthropist,〔 encouraged her extensive education, and well-developed passion for social welfare. Able to read in French, German and Spanish, Wolf devoted her life to literature and charitable work. She was an active volunteer at the Cleveland Public Library for twenty years, serving as a trustee from 1943 to 1946. And she managed her father’s philanthropy and the family holdings.〔 A prolific poet, Wolf published several poetry books including ''Snacks'' (1934), ''Cinquainiana'' (1935), ''Twin Brochures'' (1939), ''Balance'' (1942), and ''Wordmobile'' (1956).〔 Edith married attorney Eugene E. Wolf on August 7, 1918. She and Eugene had no children.〔 Upon her death, Edith willed all her books to the Cleveland Public Library, her family home on East Boulevard to the Cleveland Welfare Federation, and funds to The Cleveland Foundation for a $5,000 community service award, aid for the needy, and continuation of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.〔 Her remains were interred at the Knollwood Mausoleum.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edith Anisfield Wolf」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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