William Kurtz Wimsatt, Jr.

American academic (1907–1975)
Person human Q8014127
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Summary

William Kurtz Wimsatt, Jr. was born on November 17, 1907[1], in Washington, D.C.[2]. William Kurtz Wimsatt, Jr. died on December 17, 1975[3], in New Haven[4]. William Kurtz Wimsatt, Jr. worked as a literary critic[5], journalist[6], university teacher[7], and literary scholar[8]. William Kurtz Wimsatt, Jr. ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (243 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[10]
  • Field of work: literary criticism[11]
  • Employer: Yale University[12]
  • Educated at: Yale University[13], Georgetown University[14]
  • Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship[15], Sterling Professor[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Movement: formalism[18]
  • Genre: literary criticism[19]
  • Archives at: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library[20], Manuscripts and Archives Department Yale University Library[21]
  • Family name: Wimsatt[22]
  • Given name: William[23]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[24]
  • Name in native language: William Kurtz Wimsatt, Jr[25]

Why It Matters

William Kurtz Wimsatt, Jr. is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was William Kurtz Wimsatt, Jr. born?

William Kurtz Wimsatt, Jr. was born in Washington, D.C.[2].

Where did William Kurtz Wimsatt, Jr. die?

William Kurtz Wimsatt, Jr. passed away in New Haven[4].

What did William Kurtz Wimsatt, Jr. do for work?

William Kurtz Wimsatt, Jr. worked as a literary critic[5], journalist[6], university teacher[7], and literary scholar[8].

Where did William Kurtz Wimsatt, Jr. go to school?

William Kurtz Wimsatt, Jr. was educated at Yale University[13] and Georgetown University[14].

What awards did William Kurtz Wimsatt, Jr. receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[15] and Sterling Professor[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Occupation → literary critic, journalist, university teacher +1
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