Edmund Wilson
Edmund Wilson Jr. was an American writer, literary critic, and journalist. He is widely regarded as one of the most important literary critics of the 20th century.
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Background
- Born in
- Red Bank
- Educated at
- Princeton UniversityColumbia UniversityThe Hill School
- Awards
- 🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship🏆 Emerson-Thoreau Medal
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Timeline
1895
Born
Birth1972
Died
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