Arno Karlen was born on May 7, 1937, in Philadelphia. His parents were Jewish immigrants from modern-day Belarus and Ukraine who immigrated to the United States in the early 1900s. He was a talented child who was promoted two grades and finished high school at 15. As a teenager, he was interested in literature, science, and classical music. He studied music, and graduated from Antioch College with majors in English and French literature.
Academic careeredit
After he finished college, Karlen wrote for many magazines and spent a couple of years traveling around Europe writing about food and culture. Eventually, he became editor of several magazines, including Holiday and Newsweek, and published a short stories book called White Apples at the age of 24.
In the 1970s, Karlen became an Associate Professor in the English Department Writing Program at Penn State University. In the coming years he wrote books in fields of history, medicine, and science. He then returned to New York as executive editor of Penthouse Magazine and Physicians World magazines.[4]
In the 1990s, Karlen achieved a doctorate in sexology while studying for three years at an institute of psychoanalysis. Karlen won the 1996 Rhone-PoulencPrize for science books with Plague's Progress, but did not attend the award ceremony due to illness. In the ten years before his death, Karlen worked as a psychotherapist and kept writing articles and publishing books.
Personal lifeedit
Karlen had two children from his first marriage, which ended in divorce. He lived many years with his second wife in Greenwich Village, New York City, until his death. By the time of his death, he had six grandchildren. He was also a relative (first cousin, once removed) of the pianist Mischa Levitzki and was also a relative of Irving R. Levine.
On May 13, 2010, Karlen died from emphysema. He was still working until three months before his death as a therapist in private practice.
^Porter, Roy, Books: Bugs and drugs. The Guardian, 27 August 1995
^Mulvihill, Mary, Biography of a Germ by Arno Karlen. Irish Times, 18 May 2002
^Lezard, Nicholas. Saturday review: books: Pick of the week: A bug's life, The Guardian, 6 October 2001
January 07, 2024
arno, karlen, arno, chanoch, karlen, 1937, 2010, american, poet, psychoanalyst, popular, science, writer, 1996, rhone, poulenc, prize, science, books, with, plague, progress, bornmay, 1937philadelphia, pennsylvania, diedmay, 2010, 2010, aged, greenwich, villag. Arno Chanoch Karlen May 7 1937 May 13 2010 1 was an American poet psychoanalyst and popular science writer 2 He won the 1996 Rhone Poulenc Prize for science books with Plague s Progress 3 Arno KarlenBornMay 7th 1937Philadelphia Pennsylvania U S DiedMay 13 2010 2010 05 13 aged 73 Greenwich Village New York City U S OccupationWriter poet psychoanalyst therapistNationalityAmericanNotable worksSexuality and Homosexuality The Biography Of A Germ Plague s Progress A Social History Of Man And Disease Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Academic career 1 3 Personal life 2 Work 2 1 Notable works 2 2 The Biography Of A Germ 3 ReferencesBiography editEarly life edit Arno Karlen was born on May 7 1937 in Philadelphia His parents were Jewish immigrants from modern day Belarus and Ukraine who immigrated to the United States in the early 1900s He was a talented child who was promoted two grades and finished high school at 15 As a teenager he was interested in literature science and classical music He studied music and graduated from Antioch College with majors in English and French literature Academic career edit After he finished college Karlen wrote for many magazines and spent a couple of years traveling around Europe writing about food and culture Eventually he became editor of several magazines including Holiday and Newsweek and published a short stories book called White Apples at the age of 24 In the 1970s Karlen became an Associate Professor in the English Department Writing Program at Penn State University In the coming years he wrote books in fields of history medicine and science He then returned to New York as executive editor of Penthouse Magazine and Physicians World magazines 4 In the 1990s Karlen achieved a doctorate in sexology while studying for three years at an institute of psychoanalysis Karlen won the 1996 Rhone Poulenc Prize for science books with Plague s Progress but did not attend the award ceremony due to illness In the ten years before his death Karlen worked as a psychotherapist and kept writing articles and publishing books Personal life edit Karlen had two children from his first marriage which ended in divorce He lived many years with his second wife in Greenwich Village New York City until his death By the time of his death he had six grandchildren He was also a relative first cousin once removed of the pianist Mischa Levitzki and was also a relative of Irving R Levine On May 13 2010 Karlen died from emphysema He was still working until three months before his death as a therapist in private practice Work editNotable works edit Sexuality and Homosexuality 1972 5 Huneker and Other Lost Arts 6 The MacGregor Syndrome and Other Literary Losses 7 Napoleon s Glands and Other Ventures in Biohistory 1984 UK Plague s Progress A Social History Of Man And Disease 8 US Man and microbes disease and plagues in history and modern times 1996 The Biography Of A Germ 2000 The Biography Of A Germ edit Karlen s book tracks the friends foes and ancestors of Borrelia burgdorferi Bb a silvery wriggling corkscrew like bacterium which causes Lyme disease Asides include the naming of living things and the history of germ theory 9 Bb is named after Willy Burgdorfer who isolated the cause of an illness affecting residents of Lyme Connecticut 10 References edit Obituary Arno Karlen The Daily Telegraph Science prize 16 May 1996 The Observer Pendennis The Observer diary 26 May 1996 Obituary Arno Karlen 60 Antioch College Archived from the original on 2015 07 06 Retrieved 2016 06 23 Display Ad The Guardian 23 Mar 1972 Karlen Arno 1981 Huneker and Other Lost Arts The Antioch Review 39 4 402 421 doi 10 2307 4638487 JSTOR 4638487 Allen Bruce Reviewer s choice the five best magazines The Christian Science Monitor 12 August 1983 Porter Roy Books Bugs and drugs The Guardian 27 August 1995 Mulvihill Mary Biography of a Germ by Arno Karlen Irish Times 18 May 2002 Lezard Nicholas Saturday review books Pick of the week A bug s life The Guardian 6 October 2001 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arno Karlen amp oldid 1153996411, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
