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Walter Jackson Bate

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Also known as W. Jackson Bate

American biographer (1918–1999)

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Walter Jackson Bate was an American literary critic, biographer, journalist, and historian. He was born in Mankato in 1918 and died in Boston in 1999. Bate was educated at and employed by Harvard University, where he spoke English. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.

His notable works include *Burden of the Past and the English Poet*, *Coleridge*, *From classic to romantic*, and *Negative capability*. Bate received the Pulitzer Prize for Biography, the National Book Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He was also recognized in the Pulitzer Prize collection, the American Academy Arts Sciences collection, and the National Book Award collection.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1918
Died
1999
Works
31

Top works

  • Burden of the Past and the English Poet (The Norton library) by Walter Jackson Bate (1972-06-01)
  • Coleridge
  • Coleridge
  • From classic to romantic
  • Negative capability

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1958-08-29
Active to
2009-06-25
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Walter
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Mankato
Place of death
Boston
Occupation
historian
Languages spoken
English language
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date of death
1999-07-26
date of birth
1918-05-23
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