Dictionary of Jewish Biography

DAICHES, DAVID

(b. 1912)
British literary critic, nephew ofSamuel Daiches. He was born in Sunderland. He taught at the universities of Chicago, Cornell, Cambridge and Sussex. HisTwo Worlds:An Edinburgh Jewish Childhooddepicts his rebellion against Orthodox Judaism personified by his father. His interest in Hebrew matters is reflected inThe King James Version of the English Bible.