# Hershel Parker, Melville Scholar of Ahab-Like Obsessiveness, Dies at 90

- Published: 2026-07-10T14:00:10Z
- Updated: 2026-07-11T12:30:18Z
- Section: Arts
- Language: English (en)
- Source: The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/books/hershel-parker-dead.html
- Tags: The New York Times · Arts
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The author of an exhaustive two-volume biography, he was “fanatical about his approach to scholarship and infatuated with Melville,” a colleague said.

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