Archibald MacLeish
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Archibald MacLeish was born on May 7, 1892, and died on April 20, 1982. His name in kana is アーチボルト・マクリッシュ.
His work is recognized in the Pulitzer Prize collection, the American Academy Arts Sciences collection, the Presidential Medal Of Freedom collection, the National Book Award collection, and the Tony Award Best Play collection.
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Key facts
- President
- Franklin D. Roosevelt , Harry S. Truman
- Preceded by
- Position established
- Succeeded by
- William Benton
- Born
- ( 1892-05-07 ) May 7, 1892, Glencoe, Illinois , U.S.
- Died
- April 20, 1982 (1982-04-20) (aged 89), Boston , Massachusetts , U.S.
- Relatives
- Kenneth MacLeish (brother)
- Education
- Yale University ( BA ), Harvard University ( LLB )
- Genre
- Poetry, drama, essays
- Notable works
- Panic (1935), J.B. (1958)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Glencoe
- Place of death
- Boston
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- Librarian of Congress
- Educated at
- Hotchkiss School
- Employer
- Amherst College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Archibaldmacleish.jpeg
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- date of birth
- 1892-05-07
- date of death
- 1982-04-20
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- name in native language
- Archibald MacLeish
- name in kana
- アーチボルト・マクリッシュ
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- Archibald MacLeish
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Encyclopedic overview
Archibald MacLeish (May 7, 1892 – April 20, 1982) was an American poet and writer, who was associated with the modernist school of poetry. MacLeish studied English at Yale University and law at Harvard University. He enlisted in and saw action during the First World War and lived in Paris in the 1920s. On returning to the United States, he contributed to Henry Luce's magazine Fortune from 1929 to 1938. For five years, MacLeish was the ninth Librarian of Congress, a post he accepted at the urging of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. From 1949 to 1962, he was Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at Harvard. He was awarded three Pulitzer Prizes for his work.
Early years
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