Charles Augustus de Kay (July 25, 1848 – May 23, 1935) was a linguist, poet, critic, and fencer. He was a son of

George Coleman De Kay George Coleman de Kay (1802 New York City – 31 January 1849 Washington, D.C.) was a naval officer. He was buried at St George's Church cemetery, Hempstead, New York. Biography He was prepared for college, but ran away to sea. He became a s ...

, a naval officer. He graduated from

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in 1868. He was best known for founding the National Sculpture Society, the

Authors' Club The Authors' Club is a British membership organisation established as a place where writers could meet and talk. It was founded by the novelist and critic Walter Besant in 1891. It is headquartered at the National Liberal Club. The Authors' Cl ...

, the

National Arts Club The National Arts Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and members club on Gramercy Park, Manhattan, New York City. It was founded in 1898 by Charles DeKay, an art and literary critic of the ''New York Times'' to "stimulate, foster, and promote public ...

and the Fencers Club. He was inducted into the United States Fencing Hall of Fame in 2008. He was an art and literary critic for '' The New York Times'' for 18 years. He was a co-founder of the Circle of Friends of the Medallion.Homren, Wayne (editor)
"Numismatic Writer Charles De Kay"
''The E-Sylum'', volume 5, number 43, October 27, 2002, Article 4. Retrieved August 29, 2021. He also wrote under the pseudonym Henry Eckford. In June 1894, he was nominated by Grover Cleveland to be Consul General at Berlin and took over the post shortly thereafter. In keeping with his lifelong love of fencing, he had the honor of opening the fencing club in Berlin while serving as Consul General. He was buried in Saint George's Church Cemetery, Hempstead, New York.

Writing

*''The Bohemian'' (New York, 1878) *''Hesperus'' (1880) *''Vision of Nimrod'' (1881) *''Vision of Esther'' (1882) *''Love Poems of Louis Barnaval'' (1883). *''Bird Gods,'' with an accompaniment of decorations by

George Wharton Edwards George Wharton Edwards (March 1859 – January 18, 1950) was an American impressionist painter and illustrator, and the author of several books of travel and historical subjects. Early life and education Edwards was born in Fair Haven, Connecticu ...

. New York : A.S. Barnes (1898).De Kay 1898: (see also: etc.)
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at University of Michigan. *''Life and Works of Barye'' *''Life and Works of Louis Comfort Tiffany'' According to '' Appletons' Cyclopædia'' (1900), his best-known story is "Manmatha".

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Louis Comfort Tiffany and Laurelton Hall: an artist's country estate
an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on DeKay {{DEFAULTSORT:Dekay, Charles 1848 births 1935 deaths American male fencers Critics employed by The New York Times Journalists from Washington, D.C. Yale College alumni Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters