Charles Augustus de Kay (July 25, 1848 – May 23, 1935) was a linguist, poet, critic, and fencer.

He was a son of George Coleman De Kay, a naval officer.

He was an art and literary critic for The New York Times for 18 years.

[5] In June 1894, he was nominated by Grover Cleveland to be Consul General at Berlin[3] and took over the post shortly thereafter.

[7] He was buried in Saint George's Church Cemetery, Hempstead, New York.