Alfred Kern

Alfred Kern (born Alfred Cohen, 1924–2009) was an American novelist and English professor, best known for his novels The Width of Waters (1959), Made in U.S.A. (1966), and The Trial of Martin Ross (1971), which often depicted life in fictionalized Pennsylvania mill towns. Goodreads, NY Times Obituary. Born in Alliance, Ohio, he served in World War II, taught at Allegheny College for decades as the Frederick F. Seely Professor of English, and experimented with computer-generated poetry, though no major literary awards are noted.