Russel Blaine Nye

Russel Blaine Nye (1913–1993) was an American professor of English at Michigan State University who pioneered popular culture studies in the 1960s and authored a dozen books on American history and culture. His notable work George Bancroft: Brahmin Rebel won the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. Born in Viola, Wisconsin, he earned degrees from Oberlin College and the University of Wisconsin before teaching for nearly four decades. NYT Obituary