Author: Eric v.d. Luft
Alternate names: Eric von der Luft
Born: 1952
Bio: Eric v.d. Luft earned his B.A. *magna cum laude* in philosophy and religion at Bowdoin College in 1974, his Ph.D. in philosophy at Bryn Mawr College in 1985, and his M.L.S. at Syracuse University in 1993. From 1987 to 2006 he was Curator of Historical Collections at SUNY Upstate Medical University. He has taught at Villanova University, Syracuse University, Upstate, and the College of Saint Rose. He is the author, editor, or translator of over 670 publications in philosophy, religion, librarianship, history, history of medicine, politics, humor, popular culture, and nineteenth-century studies. He owns Gegensatz Press and is listed in *Who's Who in America*.