Canby, Henry Seidel (1878-1961), an American editor, author, and educator, became a leading figure in literary criticism. As chairman of the Book-of-the-Month Club’s board of judges, he influenced the nation’s reading habits. He helped found The Saturday Review of Literature (now the Saturday Review) in 1924, and served as its editor until 1936. Canby was born in Wilmington, Delaware. He attended Yale University, and taught there. He wrote literary biography and criticism.
