Fred Gardaphé
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Born1950 (age 74–75)
Melrose Park, Illinois, U.S.
Melrose Park, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationHistorian, novelist, professor
NationalityAmerican, Italian
Fred Gardaphé | |
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| Born | 1950 (age 74–75) Melrose Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Historian, novelist, professor |
| Nationality | American, Italian |
| Education | University of Illinois–Chicago University of Chicago University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Fred Gardaphé is an American literary scholar, currently a Distinguished Professor of Italian and American Studies at Queens College, City University of New York[1][2] and the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute.[3]
Born in the Melrose Park, Illinois in an Italian American family, Gardaphé attended junior college before completing his undergraduate education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1976 and continuing a career in academia.[4] He received his masters at the University of Chicago and completed his PhD thesis at the University of Illinois-Chicago.[5]
