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Dr. Benjamin DeMott, 81; was academician, author, and critic

By Mark Feeney
Globe Staff / October 1, 2005

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Dr. Benjamin DeMott, professor emeritus of English at Amherst College and a widely published literary critic and social commentator, died Thursday at his Worthington home. He was 81. The cause of death was cardiac arrest. (Full article: 876 words)

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