Quick Facts

• NAME: Alain LeRoy Locke
• OCCUPATION: Educator, Philosopher, Scholar, Journalist
• BIRTH DATE: September 13, 1886
• DEATH DATE: June 09, 1954
• EDUCATION: Harvard University, Oxford, University of Berlin
• PLACE OF BIRTH: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• PLACE OF DEATH: New Yorkl, New York

Best Known For

American educator, writer, and philosopher Alain LeRoy Locke is best remembered as the leader and chief interpreter of the Harlem Renaissance.