Lewis Burke Frumkes
Encyclopedia
Lewis Frumkes is an American humorist and writer. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. Frumkes attended a number of institutions such as New York University
, Trinity College
, Columbia University
, and Pace University
. He earned his B.A.
from New York University
in 1962.
Frumkes currently holds memberships with the American Society of Journalists and Authors
, the National Association of Science Writers
, the Authors Guild, Mensa
, the Authors League of America, and P.E.N.
. In 1988, Frumkes began teaching at Harvard University
. That same year, he began hosting the "Lewis Burke Frumkes Show" on WNWK
in New York City
.
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, Trinity College
Trinity College (Connecticut)
Trinity College is a private, liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut. Founded in 1823, it is the second-oldest college in the state of Connecticut after Yale University. The college enrolls 2,300 students and has been coeducational since 1969. Trinity offers 38 majors and 26 minors, and has...
, Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, and Pace University
Pace University
Pace University is an American private, co-educational, and comprehensive multi-campus university in the New York metropolitan area with campuses in New York City and Westchester County, New York.-Programs:...
. He earned his B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
in 1962.
Frumkes currently holds memberships with the American Society of Journalists and Authors
American Society of Journalists and Authors
The American Society of Journalists and Authors was founded in 1948 as the Society of Magazine Writers, and is an organization of independent nonfiction writers in the United States...
, the National Association of Science Writers
National Association of Science Writers
The National Association of Science Writers was created in 1934 by a dozen science journalists and reporters in New York City. The aim of the organization was to improve the craft of science journalism and to promote good science reportage....
, the Authors Guild, Mensa
Mensa International
Mensa is the largest and oldest high-IQ society in the world. It is a non-profit organization open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardised, supervised IQ or other approved intelligence test...
, the Authors League of America, and P.E.N.
Career
Frumkes worked as free-lance writer starting in 1976. Starting in 1986 he was a member of the faculty at Marymount Manhattan CollegeMarymount Manhattan College
Marymount Manhattan College is an urban, coeducational, independent, private, liberal arts college located in Manhattan, New York City, New York with a focus in performing arts. The mission of the College is to educate a socially and economically diverse student body by fostering intellectual...
. In 1988, Frumkes began teaching at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. That same year, he began hosting the "Lewis Burke Frumkes Show" on WNWK
WNWK
WNWK is a radio station broadcasting in Spanish in Newark, Delaware. The station is owned by Jose Roberto Ekonomo and Aida Esperanza Ekonomo, according the FCC records.-External links:*...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
Selected bibliography
- Wall Street Laid Bear (1970)
- How to Raise Your I.Q. by Eating Gifted Children (1983)
- Name Crazy (1986)
- The Mensa Think Smart Book (With Abbie Salny) (1986)
- Manhattan Cocktail (1989)
- Metapunctuation(1993)
- The Logophile's Orgy: Favorite Words of Famous People (1995)
External links
- Official Website
- "Shopper's World" by Lewis Burke Frumkes from the New York Times
- "A Volley of Words" by Lewis Burke Frumkes from Harper's MagazineHarper's MagazineHarper's Magazine is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts, with a generally left-wing perspective. It is the second-oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the U.S. . The current editor is Ellen Rosenbush, who replaced Roger Hodge in January 2010...
- Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2009. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2009. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioR