Louis D. Rubin, Jr.
Louis D. Rubin, Jr. was born on November 19, 1923. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Louis D. Rubin, Jr.
Louis Decimus Rubin Jr. (November 19, 1923 – November 16, 2013) was a noted American literary critic, writer, teacher, and publisher. He is credited with helping to establish Southern literature as a recognized area of study within the field of American literature, as well as serving as a teacher and mentor for writers at Hollins College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and for founding Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, a publishing company nationally recognized for fiction by Southern writers.