C. Hugh Holman

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C. Hugh Holman (February 24, 1914 – October 14, 1981) was an American literary scholar, academic administrator and detective novelist. He was a Professor of English at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and its Provost from 1966 to 1968. He was the vice president of the National Humanities Center. He was the author of many books about Southern literature, and the founding co-editor of the ''Southern Literary Journal''. He was the recipient of several awards.