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Frederic Taber Cooper

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    (May 27, 1864-May 20, 1937)
    Born in New York, New York
    American author, editor, and journalist
    Education: BA from Harvard, LLB, PhD, and MA from Columbia
    Books include; biographies of Richard Wagner and Thomas Edison
    Wrote: 'The Book of Fables, A Representative Selection from Fable Literature,' 'Some English Storytellers,' and 'Some American Storytellers'
    Translated: 'Honore de Balzac,' 'Bastien Lepage' and 'Messonier'
    Editor: The New York Commercial Advertiser, The Forum, and The New York Globe

Why he might be annoying:

    He was a lawyer.
    After quitting the law, he went from Latin and Sanskrit professor at NYU to newspaper editor, to critic and author.
    He used three names.
    He was blunt in his criticisms and could be perceived as quite arrogant.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He quit as a lawyer after only three years.
    He was obviously very smart and had an incredible education.
    He made some outstanding contributions to literary theory and criticism, especially with his book, 'The Craftsmanship of Writing.'
    He was able to work full-time as a writer for most of his last twenty years.

Credit: tom_jeffords


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 22 Votes: 22.73% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 17 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying