page_title: Benjamin De Casseres
hierarchical_section_title: Benjamin De Casseres
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of author Benjamin De Casseres
context_page_description: Benjamin De Casseres was an American journalist, critic, essayist and poet. He was born in Philadelphia and began working at the Philadelphia Press at an early age, but spent most of his professional career in New York City, where he wrote for various newspapers including The New York Times, The Sun and The New York Herald. He was married to author Bio De Casseres, and corresponded with prominent literary figures of his time, including H. L. Mencken, Edgar Lee Masters, and Eugene O'Neill. He was a distant relative of Baruch Spinoza and was of Sephardic descent.
context_section_description: Benjamin De Casseres (April 3, 1873 – December 7, 1945)  (often DeCasseres) was an American journalist, critic, essayist and poet.  He was born in Philadelphia and began working at the Philadelphia Press at an early age, but spent most of his professional career in New York City, where he wrote for various newspapers including The New York Times, The Sun and The New York Herald. He was married to author Bio De Casseres, and corresponded with prominent literary figures of his time, including H. L. Mencken, Edgar Lee Masters, and Eugene O'Neill. He was a distant relative of Baruch Spinoza and was of Sephardic descent.
caption: Benjamin De Casseres
  Leslie's Weekly, Oct. 29, 1921
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